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Draft Selections
Tetairoa McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (NE)
Tetairoa McMillan
WR Arizona
James Pearce Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (NE)
James Pearce Jr.
DE-EDGE Tennessee
Aireontae Ersery Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Aireontae Ersery
OT Minnesota
Denzel Burke Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (NE)
Denzel Burke
CB Ohio State
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (NE)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Mykel Williams Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (NE)
Mykel Williams
DE-EDGE Georgia
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (NE)
Sonny Styles
S Ohio State
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (NE)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (NE)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Dylan Sampson Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (NE)
Dylan Sampson
RB Tennessee
Keon Sabb Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (NE)
Keon Sabb
S Alabama
Davison Igbinosun Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (NE)
Davison Igbinosun
CB Ohio State
Ollie Gordon II Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 7 (NE)
Ollie Gordon II
RB Oklahoma State
Jonah Monheim Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (NE)
Jonah Monheim
C USC
Barrett Carter Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (NE)
Barrett Carter
LB Clemson
Oscar Delp Head Shot
PICK: 256 RND: 7 (NE)
Oscar Delp
TE Georgia
Draft Picks Received
Tetairoa McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (LV)
Tetairoa McMillan
WR Arizona
James Pearce Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (DAL)
James Pearce Jr.
DE-EDGE Tennessee
Aireontae Ersery Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (LV)
Aireontae Ersery
OT Minnesota
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (DEN)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (DEN)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (DAL)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Keon Sabb Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (MIN)
Keon Sabb
S Alabama
Davison Igbinosun Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (LV)
Davison Igbinosun
CB Ohio State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (LV)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (MIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (MIN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Travis Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (LV)
Travis Hunter
CB Colorado
Joshua Gray Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)
Joshua Gray
OT Oregon State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (ATL)
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Players Gained
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Tee Higgins
WR
Players traded away
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Adrian Phillips
S
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Armon Watts
DT
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Atonio Mafi
OG
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Austin Hooper
TE
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Azizi Hearn
CB
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Bailey Zappe
QB
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Calvin Anderson
OT
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Chad Ryland
PK
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Chukwuma Okorafor
OT
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David Wallis
WR
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Jabrill Peppers
S
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Jacoby Brissett
QB
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Jake Andrews
C
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Jalen Reagor
WR
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JaQuae Jackson
WR
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Josh Uche
LB
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JuJu Smith-Schuster
WR
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K.J. Osborn
WR
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La'Michael Pettway
TE
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Lawrence Guy Sr.
DE
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Matthew Judon
LB
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Mikey Victor
CB
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Mitchell Wilcox
TE
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Nick Leverett
OG
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Oshane Ximines
LB
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Raekwon McMillan
LB
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Sam Roberts
DT
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Shaun Wade
CB
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Tyquan Thornton
WR
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Tyrone Wheatley Jr.
OT
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall F
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesF FutureC-
The Patriots let Sampson fall into their laps, and walked away with a F.

The Patriots bet big and early on Mykel Williams, 75 picks ahead of the board. Bold does not always mean right.

The Sampson pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch. The trades bled value they could not afford to lose. They will regret leaving quarterback for another day if the season turns on it.

Spend now, pay later; the math only works if this class delivers.

In short, a weekend the front office will want to forget in a hurry.

Pick Analysis
Pick7 Rnd1 Tetairoa McMillan
In the Round 1 slot they get a No. 1 receiver. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick13 Rnd1 James Pearce Jr.
In pick 13 they get a problem off the edge at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick38 Rnd2 Aireontae Ersery
They reached into another round for Aireontae Ersery, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. It fills a real need, too.
Pick41 Rnd2 Denzel Burke
A big swing on Denzel Burke at No. 41, well ahead of any board in the building. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick53 Rnd2 Tyler Warren
Tyler Warren in No. 53 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick72 Rnd3 Mykel Williams
A wild overpay on Mykel Williams in pick No. 72, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick86 Rnd3 Sonny Styles
Sonny Styles at the 86th pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick87 Rnd3 Deone Walker
Deone Walker at Round 3, Pick 23 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick113 Rnd4 Jake Majors
A top-tier offensive lineman at a bargain, Jake Majors in pick 113, plain and simple. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick144 Rnd5 Dylan Sampson
They robbed the room for Dylan Sampson here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick161 Rnd5 Keon Sabb
Circle this one: Keon Sabb at slot 161 is a fall that decides a draft. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick185 Rnd6 Davison Igbinosun
Davison Igbinosun at the Round 6 slot jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
Pick218 Rnd7 Ollie Gordon II
Ollie Gordon II in the Round 7 slot is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick220 Rnd7 Jonah Monheim
Steal is underselling it; Jonah Monheim at pick No. 220 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick236 Rnd7 Barrett Carter
Barrett Carter in Round 7, Pick 22 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick256 Rnd7 Oscar Delp
Value with a capital V on Oscar Delp in pick 256, a genuine coup. The roster fit checks out.