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Draft Selections
Travis Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (NE)
Travis Hunter
CB Colorado
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (NE)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Demetrius Knight Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (NE)
Demetrius Knight Jr.
LB South Carolina
Tez Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (NE)
Tez Johnson
WR Oregon
Jared Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (NE)
Jared Wilson
C Georgia
Miles Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (NE)
Miles Frazier
OG LSU
Deion Burks Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (NE)
Deion Burks
WR Oklahoma
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueA- NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
Grand theft in slot 217: the Patriots steal Wilson and grade out a B.

You build a draft on nights like this. Jared Wilson had no business being available in pick 217, and the Patriots did the only sane thing and turned in the card. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B.

They punted on edge rusher, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. Every board in the league had Burks lower, and that gap is the story.

They went 5 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for. They reloaded the coverage unit in bulk.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Travis Hunter
In the 4th pick they get a lockdown presence outside. More want than need.
Pick38 Rnd2 Tyler Warren
Somehow Tyler Warren was still sitting there in pick No. 38, and they pounced on premier tight end value. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick69 Rnd3 Xavier Watts
Steal is underselling it; Xavier Watts at No. 69 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick77 Rnd3 Omarion Hampton
A top-tier running back at a bargain, Omarion Hampton in pick 77, plain and simple. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick104 Rnd4 Demetrius Knight Jr.
They barely believed it either: Demetrius Knight Jr. still on the board at the Round 4 slot. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick143 Rnd5 Tez Johnson
Taking Tez Johnson in the 143rd overall pick is close to grand larceny; a wide receiver that good had no business lasting this long. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick217 Rnd7 Jared Wilson
Jared Wilson at Round 7, Pick 1 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick220 Rnd7 Miles Frazier
A straight-up fair deal on Miles Frazier at slot 220, value and slot in agreement. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick238 Rnd7 Deion Burks
Deion Burks at Round 7, Pick 22 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.