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Tetairoa McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (NE)
Tetairoa McMillan
WR Arizona
LT Overton Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (NE)
LT Overton
DE-EDGE Alabama
Benjamin Morrison Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (NE)
Benjamin Morrison
CB Notre Dame
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (NE)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Hollin Pierce Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (NE)
Hollin Pierce
OT Rutgers
Alfred Collins Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (NE)
Alfred Collins
DT Texas
Earnest Greene III Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (NE)
Earnest Greene III
OT Georgia
Mason Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (NE)
Mason Taylor
TE LSU
Kaden Prather Head Shot
PICK: 221 RND: 7 (NE)
Kaden Prather
WR Maryland
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (NE)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
De'Corian Clark Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (NE)
De'Corian Clark
WR UTSA
Draft Picks Received
Tetairoa McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (NO)
Tetairoa McMillan
WR Arizona
Benjamin Morrison Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (NO)
Benjamin Morrison
CB Notre Dame
Hollin Pierce Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (NO)
Hollin Pierce
OT Rutgers
Draft Picks Traded
Travis Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NO)
Travis Hunter
CB Colorado
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesC FutureB-
Larceny in the Round 7 slot lands the Patriots a B-, Mondon Jr. and all.

The best pick of the weekend was also the simplest. The Patriots watched Smael Mondon Jr. slide 114 picks past his grade and did not hesitate.

If Greene III pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about. The safety spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. The dealing tilted against them, just enough to notice.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick10 Rnd1 Tetairoa McMillan
In No. 10 they get a difference-maker at receiver. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick39 Rnd2 LT Overton
A reach on LT Overton in pick 39; the board had better options right there. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick42 Rnd2 Benjamin Morrison
A market-rate cornerback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Benjamin Morrison. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick70 Rnd3 Donovan Jackson
Donovan Jackson in the 70th pick is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. The roster fit checks out.
Pick74 Rnd3 Hollin Pierce
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Hollin Pierce. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick80 Rnd3 Alfred Collins
You do not let an interior defensive lineman like Alfred Collins reach the 80th overall pick and blink. They did not. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick106 Rnd4 Earnest Greene III
Earnest Greene III in the Round 4 slot is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick141 Rnd5 Mason Taylor
Mason Taylor in slot 141 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It fills a real need, too.
Pick221 Rnd7 Kaden Prather
They reached a country mile for Kaden Prather at pick 221, and the board is aghast. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick223 Rnd7 Smael Mondon Jr.
Taking Smael Mondon Jr. in the Round 7 slot is close to grand larceny; a linebacker that good had no business lasting this long. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick235 Rnd7 De'Corian Clark
A big swing on De'Corian Clark at the 235th overall pick, well ahead of any board in the building. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.