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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
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Jordan Burch Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (NE)
Jordan Burch
DE-EDGE Oregon
Ozzy Trapilo Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (NE)
Ozzy Trapilo
OT Boston College
Charles Grant Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (NE)
Charles Grant
OT William & Mary
Hollin Pierce Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (NE)
Hollin Pierce
OT Rutgers
Luke Lachey Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (NE)
Luke Lachey
TE Iowa
Thor Griffith Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (NE)
Thor Griffith
DL Louisville
Jarquez Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (NE)
Jarquez Hunter
RB Auburn
Draft Picks Received
Jordan Burch Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (CIN)
Jordan Burch
DE-EDGE Oregon
Charles Grant Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (CIN)
Charles Grant
OT William & Mary
Draft Picks Traded
Jared Ivey Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (CIN)
Jared Ivey
DE-EDGE Ole Miss
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueB NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
The Patriots checked most of the boxes and earned a B.

Some picks age like wine; Thor Griffith at pick No. 222 will need to, sitting 72 spots clear of his grade.

That Pierce pick is the receipt they will wave around later. Leaving quarterback unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

Edge rusher is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it. They reloaded the coverage unit in bulk.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Travis Hunter
In Round 1, Pick 4 they get a potential shutdown corner. Need was not the driver here.
Pick38 Rnd2 Emeka Egbuka
Value with a capital V on Emeka Egbuka in pick 38, a genuine coup. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick69 Rnd3 Xavier Watts
A safety of that caliber at slot 69 is the definition of value, full stop. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick81 Rnd3 Jordan Burch
Jordan Burch at No. 81 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick105 Rnd4 Ozzy Trapilo
Ozzy Trapilo is a better player than the Round 4 slot suggests; smart patience, rewarded. The roster fit checks out.
Pick118 Rnd4 Charles Grant
You do not let an offensive lineman like Charles Grant reach pick No. 118 and blink. They did not. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick145 Rnd5 Hollin Pierce
Hollin Pierce at the 145th pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It fills a real need, too.
Pick219 Rnd7 Luke Lachey
The board fumbled Luke Lachey all the way to pick 219, and they scooped it up. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick222 Rnd7 Thor Griffith
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Thor Griffith well ahead of where he belonged. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick240 Rnd7 Jarquez Hunter
They barely believed it either: Jarquez Hunter still on the board at No. 240. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.