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Draft Selections
Cam Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (NE)
Cam Coleman
WR Texas
Anthony Smith Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (NE)
Anthony Smith
DE-EDGE Minnesota
Bear Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (NE)
Bear Alexander
DT Oregon
Tyrique Tucker Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (NE)
Tyrique Tucker
DL Indiana
Jackson Bennee Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (NE)
Jackson Bennee
S Utah
Whit Weeks Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (NE)
Whit Weeks
LB LSU
Kam Franklin Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (NE)
Kam Franklin
DE-EDGE Ole Miss
Kemari Copeland Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (NE)
Kemari Copeland
DL Virginia Tech
Andrew Rappleyea Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (NE)
Andrew Rappleyea
TE Penn State
Niki Prongos Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (NE)
Niki Prongos
OT Stanford
Xavier Chaplin Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (NE)
Xavier Chaplin
OT Florida State
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Patriots cashed the board's mistake on Copeland: B.

You could see the war room lean forward. Kemari Copeland at the 200th pick is the sort of fall that does not happen, except it just did. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B.

Smith has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped quarterback, which is a strange place to end up.

Job largely done: edge rusher settled and 6 of 8 of the wish list covered.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Cam Coleman
In pick 30 they get a go-to option on the outside, and a steal at that. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick62 Rnd2 Anthony Smith
A real head-scratcher, Anthony Smith in the Round 2 slot is miles ahead of his ranking. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick94 Rnd3 Bear Alexander
The board fumbled Bear Alexander all the way to slot 94, and they scooped it up. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick125 Rnd4 Tyrique Tucker
Tyrique Tucker in pick No. 125 is fair value, right on his grade. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick130 Rnd4 Jackson Bennee
The board had Jackson Bennee higher than the 130th overall pick, and the safety fell to them anyway. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick168 Rnd5 Whit Weeks
Somehow Whit Weeks was still sitting there in No. 168, and they pounced on premier linebacker value. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick189 Rnd6 Kam Franklin
A premium they did not need to pay, Kam Franklin a notch or two before his time. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick200 Rnd6 Kemari Copeland
They barely believed it either: Kemari Copeland still on the board at Round 6, Pick 21. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick207 Rnd6 Andrew Rappleyea
By-the-book stuff, Andrew Rappleyea at pick No. 207 squarely in line with his ranking. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick209 Rnd6 Niki Prongos
Niki Prongos in No. 209 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick246 Rnd7 Xavier Chaplin
They did well to land Xavier Chaplin in slot 246, just ahead of his grade. It fills a real need, too.