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Draft Selections
Josh Simmons Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (NE)
Josh Simmons
OT Ohio 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
Quinshon Judkins Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (NE)
Quinshon Judkins
RB Ohio State
Denzel Burke Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (NE)
Denzel Burke
CB Ohio State
Andres Borregales Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (NE)
Andres Borregales
PK Miami
Teddye Buchanan Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (NE)
Teddye Buchanan
LB California
Jordan Hancock Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (NE)
Jordan Hancock
S Ohio State
Bryson Nesbit Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (NE)
Bryson Nesbit
TE North Carolina
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Hancock should have been long gone. The Patriots pounced, and earned a B-.

You build a draft on nights like this. Jordan Hancock had no business being available in slot 222, and the Patriots did the only sane thing and turned in the card.

Nesbit has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced. Leaving edge rusher unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

Wide receiver was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job. The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

Good work on the whole, with edge rusher the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Josh Simmons
In Round 1, Pick 4 they get an anchor for the offensive line, though they paid up to get him. A real need, handled.
Pick38 Rnd2 Kenneth Grant
A tidy bit of business in the Round 2 slot, where Kenneth Grant graded well above the range. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick69 Rnd3 Elic Ayomanor
A quiet steal in the 69th overall pick: Elic Ayomanor for less than the market said. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick77 Rnd3 Quinshon Judkins
Quinshon Judkins at No. 77 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick105 Rnd4 Denzel Burke
Denzel Burke at the 105th pick is money in the bank, a cornerback taken below his worth. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick145 Rnd5 Andres Borregales
Andres Borregales in pick 145 is fair value, right on his grade. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
Pick219 Rnd7 Teddye Buchanan
Teddye Buchanan in slot 219 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick222 Rnd7 Jordan Hancock
The board fumbled Jordan Hancock all the way to pick No. 222, and they scooped it up. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick240 Rnd7 Bryson Nesbit
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Bryson Nesbit. It patches a soft spot without any drama.