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Draft Selections
Travis Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (NE)
Travis Hunter
CB Colorado
Colston Loveland Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (NE)
Colston Loveland
TE Michigan
Fernando Carmona Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (NE)
Fernando Carmona
OT Arkansas
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (NE)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
DJ Giddens Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
DJ Giddens
RB Kansas State
Shemar Turner Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (NE)
Shemar Turner
DL-EDGE Texas A&M
Amari Kight Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (NE)
Amari Kight
OT UCF
Terrance Ferguson Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (NE)
Terrance Ferguson
TE Oregon
Elijhah Badger Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (NE)
Elijhah Badger
WR Florida
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B- for the Patriots.

You can hear the double-takes from here. The Patriots took DJ Giddens at the 103rd pick, roughly 33 spots before his name belonged. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B-.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through interior defensive lineman. The Kight value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere.

They went 6 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for. They reloaded the coverage unit in bulk.

Good work on the whole, with interior defensive lineman the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick1 Rnd1 Travis Hunter
In slot 1 they get a sticky cover corner at fair value.
Pick36 Rnd2 Colston Loveland
They left a pile of value on the table to take Colston Loveland this early at Round 2, Pick 4. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick67 Rnd3 Fernando Carmona
No edge and no loss on Fernando Carmona in No. 67; it is a wash and a sensible one. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick93 Rnd3 Nick Emmanwori
Nick Emmanwori in the Round 3 slot is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick103 Rnd4 DJ Giddens
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for DJ Giddens. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick139 Rnd5 Shemar Turner
Shemar Turner at pick 139 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick217 Rnd7 Amari Kight
A slide stopped in pick No. 217, with Amari Kight worth more than the price. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick220 Rnd7 Terrance Ferguson
Terrance Ferguson in pick 220 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick235 Rnd7 Elijhah Badger
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Elijhah Badger at the 235th pick. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.