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  • Dag DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (NE)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Elic Ayomanor Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
Elic Ayomanor
WR Stanford
Jared Ivey Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (NE)
Jared Ivey
DE-EDGE Ole Miss
Jacob Parrish Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (NE)
Jacob Parrish
CB Kansas State
Hollin Pierce Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (NE)
Hollin Pierce
OT Rutgers
Jarquez Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (NE)
Jarquez Hunter
RB Auburn
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (NE)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Brant Kuithe Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (NE)
Brant Kuithe
TE Utah
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueB NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
A respectable, level-headed haul for the Patriots: B.

The Patriots put a flag in the ground for Brant Kuithe, 30 picks before anyone else would have, and the value took the hit.

Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Hunter. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through safety.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Abdul Carter
Abdul Carter in slot 4 is fair value, right on his grade. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick38 Rnd2 Kenneth Grant
Kenneth Grant slid further than he should have, and pick No. 38 is lovely value for the interior defensive lineman. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick69 Rnd3 Elic Ayomanor
No drama and no debate, Elic Ayomanor went about where he belonged in the 69th pick. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick77 Rnd3 Jared Ivey
By-the-book stuff, Jared Ivey at the Round 3 slot squarely in line with his ranking. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick106 Rnd4 Jacob Parrish
They paid up for Jacob Parrish at the 106th overall pick when waiting would have done the job. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick144 Rnd5 Hollin Pierce
A tidy little value on Hollin Pierce in Round 5, Pick 6, a step better than break-even. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick217 Rnd7 Jarquez Hunter
Jarquez Hunter in the 217th overall pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick220 Rnd7 Jay Higgins
Value with a capital V on Jay Higgins in Round 7, Pick 4, a genuine coup. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick238 Rnd7 Brant Kuithe
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Brant Kuithe. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.