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Draft Selections
Travis Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (NE)
Travis Hunter
CB Colorado
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Colston Loveland Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
Colston Loveland
TE Michigan
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (NE)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Andrew Mukuba Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (NE)
Andrew Mukuba
S Texas
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (NE)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Jack Kiser Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (NE)
Jack Kiser
LB Notre Dame
DJ Giddens Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (NE)
DJ Giddens
RB Kansas State
Draft Picks Received
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (CIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (CIN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Jasheen Davis Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (CIN)
Jasheen Davis
DL-EDGE Wake Forest
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB- TradesB- FutureB
The Patriots let Giddens fall and pounced. Final grade: B.

Somebody in slot 241 was going to get robbed, and it turned out to be the rest of the league. The Patriots sat still while DJ Giddens, the No. 168 name on the board, slid all the way to them, then sprinted to the podium. Good, not great, and the B says as much.

The edge rusher hole is the one line item this class does not answer. Majors has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced. Wide receiver is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Travis Hunter
They did well to land Travis Hunter in slot 4, just ahead of his grade. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick38 Rnd2 Emeka Egbuka
A slide stopped in the 38th overall pick, with Emeka Egbuka worth more than the price. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick69 Rnd3 Colston Loveland
A tight end of that caliber at the 69th pick is the definition of value, full stop. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick77 Rnd3 Jake Majors
A conviction pick on Jake Majors at the Round 3 slot that the board grades a round light. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick105 Rnd4 Andrew Mukuba
Andrew Mukuba at No. 105 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick143 Rnd5 Cam Skattebo
The board fumbled Cam Skattebo all the way to pick 143, and they scooped it up. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick220 Rnd7 Jack Kiser
Jack Kiser at Round 7, Pick 4 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick241 Rnd7 DJ Giddens
You do not let a running back like DJ Giddens reach pick No. 241 and blink. They did not. The roster fit checks out.