Every so often the board makes a mistake, and the Patriots were there to profit. Max Melton, the No. 111 name on the board, should have been long gone before the Round 5 slot. It lands right in the middle: a C, no more, no less.

The dealing is the wound this class cannot quite close. Leaving edge rusher unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

Every board in the league had McCarthy lower, and that gap is the story. Job largely done: wide receiver settled and 5 of 8 of the wish list covered.

Not a disaster, not a triumph, just a middling class.