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Draft Selections
Travis Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (NE)
Travis Hunter
CB Colorado
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (NE)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
Quinshon Judkins Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (NE)
Quinshon Judkins
RB Ohio State
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (NE)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Nicholas Singleton Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (NE)
Nicholas Singleton
RB Penn State
Michael Taaffe Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (NE)
Michael Taaffe
S Texas
Shilo Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (NE)
Shilo Sanders
S Colorado
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueB+ NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
The Patriots let Singleton fall into their laps, and walked away with a B-.

You build a draft on nights like this. Nicholas Singleton had no business being available in the 217th pick, and the Patriots did the only sane thing and turned in the card. They moved the roster forward and banked a B- for it.

They will regret leaving edge rusher for another day if the season turns on it. Safety was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job. The back end got a real overhaul.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Travis Hunter
In slot 4 they get a sticky cover corner. More want than need.
Pick38 Rnd2 Tate Ratledge
Tate Ratledge in the 38th pick lands just on the right side of the ledger. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick69 Rnd3 Tyler Warren
You do not let a tight end like Tyler Warren reach pick 69 and blink. They did not. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick77 Rnd3 Jihaad Campbell
Jihaad Campbell at No. 77 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick105 Rnd4 Quinshon Judkins
Quinshon Judkins in the 105th overall pick is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick143 Rnd5 Jake Majors
They will replay Jake Majors at pick No. 143 for years; that is how good the value is. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick217 Rnd7 Nicholas Singleton
Steal is underselling it; Nicholas Singleton at the Round 7 slot is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It fills a real need, too.
Pick220 Rnd7 Michael Taaffe
Michael Taaffe at Round 7, Pick 4 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick241 Rnd7 Shilo Sanders
No edge and no loss on Shilo Sanders in slot 241; it is a wash and a sensible one. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.