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Draft Selections
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Aireontae Ersery Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (NE)
Aireontae Ersery
OT Minnesota
Alfred Collins Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (NE)
Alfred Collins
DT Texas
Darien Porter Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (NE)
Darien Porter
CB Iowa State
Elijah Arroyo Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (NE)
Elijah Arroyo
TE Miami
Charles Grant Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (NE)
Charles Grant
OT William & Mary
Jaylin Noel Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (NE)
Jaylin Noel
WR Iowa State
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (NE)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (NE)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Bhayshul Tuten Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (NE)
Bhayshul Tuten
RB Virginia Tech
Carson Vinson Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (NE)
Carson Vinson
OT Alabama A&M
DJ Uiagalelei Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (NE)
DJ Uiagalelei
QB Florida State
Draft Picks Received
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NYG)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Aireontae Ersery Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (DEN)
Aireontae Ersery
OT Minnesota
Alfred Collins Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (NYG)
Alfred Collins
DT Texas
Elijah Arroyo Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (IND)
Elijah Arroyo
TE Miami
Charles Grant Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (NYG)
Charles Grant
OT William & Mary
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (DEN)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (IND)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (IND)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (TEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (TEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (DEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (DEN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Will Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (IND)
Will Johnson
CB Michigan
Kyle McCord Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (TEN)
Kyle McCord
QB Syracuse
Players Gained
Head Shot
Riley Moss
CB
Head Shot
Darius Slayton
WR
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall A
ValueB+ NeedB TradesA+ FutureA+
The Patriots robbed the room for Tuten. Final grade: A.

You build a draft on nights like this. Bhayshul Tuten had no business being available in the 217th pick, and the Patriots did the only sane thing and turned in the card. This is how you run a draft, and the A reflects it.

The Uiagalelei pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own. The edge rusher hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

The Patriots clearly valued win-now help, adding bodies who have done it before.

Add it up and this is about as clean as a draft weekend gets.

Pick Analysis
Pick34 Rnd2 Emeka Egbuka
A slide stopped in pick 34, with Emeka Egbuka worth more than the price. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick38 Rnd2 Walter Nolen
They barely believed it either: Walter Nolen still on the board at pick No. 38. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick51 Rnd2 Aireontae Ersery
Nothing to complain about; Aireontae Ersery went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick65 Rnd3 Alfred Collins
Value with a capital V on Alfred Collins in the 65th overall pick, a genuine coup. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick77 Rnd3 Darien Porter
Darien Porter at No. 77 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick80 Rnd3 Elijah Arroyo
Elijah Arroyo at Round 3, Pick 16 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the tight end. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick99 Rnd3 Charles Grant
Fair-plus on Charles Grant, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick106 Rnd4 Jaylin Noel
They read the board right and Jaylin Noel was the payoff at the 106th pick. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick122 Rnd4 Smael Mondon Jr.
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Smael Mondon Jr. in slot 122. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick144 Rnd5 Kevin Winston Jr.
They will replay Kevin Winston Jr. at the 144th overall pick for years; that is how good the value is. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick217 Rnd7 Bhayshul Tuten
Bhayshul Tuten in Round 7, Pick 1 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It fills a real need, too.
Pick220 Rnd7 Carson Vinson
Carson Vinson at pick 220 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick238 Rnd7 DJ Uiagalelei
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for DJ Uiagalelei. The roster fit checks out.