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Draft Selections
Travis Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (NE)
Travis Hunter
CB Colorado
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Wyatt Milum Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
Wyatt Milum
OT West Virginia
Tre Harris Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (NE)
Tre Harris
WR Ole Miss
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (NE)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Harold Fannin Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (NE)
Harold Fannin Jr.
TE Bowling Green
Josaiah Stewart Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (NE)
Josaiah Stewart
DE-EDGE Michigan
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (NE)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
Xavier Restrepo Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (NE)
Xavier Restrepo
WR Miami
Malachi Moore Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (NE)
Malachi Moore
S Alabama
Deontae Lawson Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (NE)
Deontae Lawson
LB Alabama
Draft Picks Received
Josaiah Stewart Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (LV)
Josaiah Stewart
DE-EDGE Michigan
Xavier Restrepo Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (DET)
Xavier Restrepo
WR Miami
Deontae Lawson Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (DET)
Deontae Lawson
LB Alabama
Draft Picks Traded
Alijah Clark Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (DET)
Alijah Clark
S Syracuse
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ATL)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Players Gained
Head Shot
Kolton Miller
OT
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B+
ValueA NeedB- TradesA+ FutureC
The Patriots let Restrepo fall and pounced. Final grade: B+.

You could see the war room lean forward. Xavier Restrepo at pick No. 228 is the sort of fall that does not happen, except it just did.

They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast. They punted on quarterback, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

The Kolton Miller pickup adds a known quantity to a class of unknowns.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the quarterback spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Travis Hunter
In the Round 1 slot they get a sticky cover corner. More want than need.
Pick38 Rnd2 Ashton Jeanty
Ashton Jeanty at No. 38 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It fills a real need, too.
Pick69 Rnd3 Wyatt Milum
The board fumbled Wyatt Milum all the way to slot 69, and they scooped it up. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick77 Rnd3 Tre Harris
Tre Harris at the 77th pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick105 Rnd4 Walter Nolen
You do not let an interior defensive lineman like Walter Nolen reach the 105th overall pick and blink. They did not. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick143 Rnd5 Harold Fannin Jr.
Harold Fannin Jr. at pick 143 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick216 Rnd6 Josaiah Stewart
Somehow Josaiah Stewart was still sitting there in Round 6, Pick 41, and they pounced on premier edge rusher value. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick220 Rnd7 Dylan Fairchild
Dylan Fairchild in pick No. 220 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick228 Rnd7 Xavier Restrepo
Circle this one: Xavier Restrepo at Round 7, Pick 12 is a fall that decides a draft. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick241 Rnd7 Malachi Moore
Steal is underselling it; Malachi Moore at pick No. 241 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick248 Rnd7 Deontae Lawson
Taking Deontae Lawson in slot 248 is close to grand larceny; a linebacker that good had no business lasting this long. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.