Third Round, Compensatory Selection: Chase Claypool, WR, Notre Dame

He’s a weird draft prospect, with unique size (6-foot-4, 238 pounds) and speed (4.42-second 40-yard dash). Prior to the combine workouts, he was fielding questions about a move to tight end. After he logged his 40-yard dash, he probably cemented himself as a receiver. He’d be unlikely to contribute in a big way on offense in 2020, but he’s an ace special teams player, which New England may need with Matthew Slater and Nate Ebner hitting free agency.

Fourth Round, From Chicago: Leki Fotu, DL, Utah

There was a nice option at guard on the board: Logan Stenberg (Kentucky). But Leki Fotu fits for New England’s amoeba and 3-man fronts, if they use those again in 2020. With Danny Shelton likely to leave in free agency, Fotu would replace Shelton naturally. They’re both oversized defensive tackles who many peg as too big for today’s game. The Patriots defense, however, has a valuable use for them.

Fourth Round, From Chicago: Harrison Bryant, TE, Florida Atlantic

Every NFL team is likely to have a different ranking for the tight ends in this draft class, so it wouldn’t be a surprise to see one of the perceived “top tight ends” to drop to the third or fourth rounds. In this draft, Bryant fell to the Patriots, who would be happy to get a development tight end with his upside. He probably won’t contribute in year one.