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Draft Selections
Jaden Platt Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (NE)
Jaden Platt
TE Arkansas
Marcus Neal Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (NE)
Marcus Neal Jr.
S Penn State
Kameryn Crawford Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (NE)
Kameryn Crawford
DE-EDGE USC
AJ Green Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (NE)
AJ Green
DL-EDGE Louisville
Jalen Hale Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (NE)
Jalen Hale
WR SMU
Jelani McDonald Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (NE)
Jelani McDonald
S Texas
CJ Baxter Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (NE)
CJ Baxter
RB Kentucky
Melkart Abou Jaoude Head Shot
PICK: 199 RND: 6 (NE)
Melkart Abou Jaoude
DE-EDGE North Carolina
Princewill Umanmielen Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (NE)
Princewill Umanmielen
LB-EDGE LSU
Stephiylan Green Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (NE)
Stephiylan Green
DT LSU
Markis Deal Head Shot
PICK: 257 RND: 7 (NE)
Markis Deal
DL TCU
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall C-
ValueF NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Patriots land in the muddy middle: C-.

The Patriots put a flag in the ground for Jalen Hale, 428 picks before anyone else would have, and the value took the hit.

The Umanmielen value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere. They punted on quarterback, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. On the needs board they went 6 of 8, with edge rusher the one that mattered most.

So much rides on Jaden Platt that the real verdict is a season or two away.

Pick Analysis
Pick21 Rnd1 Jaden Platt
In Round 1, Pick 21 they get a seam-stretching tight end, though the board says they badly overpaid. A real need, handled.
Pick52 Rnd2 Marcus Neal Jr.
They reached a country mile for Marcus Neal Jr. at the 52nd pick, and the board is aghast. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick85 Rnd3 Kameryn Crawford
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Kameryn Crawford. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick122 Rnd4 AJ Green
AJ Green in No. 122 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick165 Rnd5 Jalen Hale
Value said wait; Jalen Hale in slot 165 says they were not listening. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick186 Rnd6 Jelani McDonald
Jelani McDonald in pick 186 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick187 Rnd6 CJ Baxter
A swing that ignored the value entirely, CJ Baxter well ahead of where he belonged. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick199 Rnd6 Melkart Abou Jaoude
They talked themselves into Melkart Abou Jaoude at pick 199, and the board did not agree. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick209 Rnd6 Princewill Umanmielen
Steal is underselling it; Princewill Umanmielen at slot 209 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick226 Rnd7 Stephiylan Green
Stephiylan Green at the Round 7 slot is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick257 Rnd7 Markis Deal
A big swing on Markis Deal at No. 257, well ahead of any board in the building. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.