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Draft Selections
Tetairoa McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (NE)
Tetairoa McMillan
WR Arizona
Princely Umanmielen Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (NE)
Princely Umanmielen
DE Ole Miss
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (NE)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (NE)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Nicholas Singleton Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (NE)
Nicholas Singleton
RB Penn State
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
Grand theft in the 83rd pick: the Patriots steal Watts and grade out a B.

Every so often the board makes a mistake, and the Patriots were there to profit. Xavier Watts, the No. 31 name on the board, should have been long gone before slot 83.

The interior defensive lineman spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. They left with edge rusher solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off. They came away with juice, if not much beef up front.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Tetairoa McMillan
Tetairoa McMillan in pick 4 is fair value, right on his grade. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick36 Rnd2 Princely Umanmielen
Princely Umanmielen at pick No. 36 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick68 Rnd3 Smael Mondon Jr.
Smael Mondon Jr. in the 68th pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick83 Rnd3 Xavier Watts
Xavier Watts at the 83rd overall pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick105 Rnd4 Tyler Warren
Circle this one: Tyler Warren at the Round 4 slot is a fall that decides a draft. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick142 Rnd5 Nicholas Singleton
A top-tier running back at a bargain, Nicholas Singleton in No. 142, plain and simple. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.