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Draft Selections
Travis Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (NE)
Travis Hunter
CB Colorado
Aireontae Ersery Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Aireontae Ersery
OT Minnesota
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (NE)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
Rylie Mills Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (NE)
Rylie Mills
DL Notre Dame
Elic Ayomanor Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (NE)
Elic Ayomanor
WR Stanford
Shilo Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 5 (NE)
Shilo Sanders
S Colorado
Jimmy Horn Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (NE)
Jimmy Horn Jr.
WR Colorado
Danny Stutsman Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (NE)
Danny Stutsman
LB Oklahoma
Bryson Nesbit Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (NE)
Bryson Nesbit
TE North Carolina
Kalel Mullings Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (NE)
Kalel Mullings
RB Michigan
Micah Morris Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (NE)
Micah Morris
OG Georgia
Draft Picks Received
Rylie Mills Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
Rylie Mills
DL Notre Dame
Shilo Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 5 (MIN)
Shilo Sanders
S Colorado
Danny Stutsman Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (MIN)
Danny Stutsman
LB Oklahoma
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (MIN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Jermari Harris Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (MIN)
Jermari Harris
CB Iowa
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB- TradesC+ FutureB
No fireworks, just a tidy B- for the Patriots.

The Patriots treated their own grade as gospel and everyone else's as noise, spending No. 143 on Jimmy Horn Jr. a full 145 spots early. It nets out to a B-, which feels about right.

Mullings falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. For all the activity, edge rusher went untouched, which is hard to explain. They went 6 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

They reloaded the coverage unit in bulk.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Travis Hunter
In No. 4 they get a potential shutdown corner. More want than need.
Pick38 Rnd2 Aireontae Ersery
Aireontae Ersery at pick No. 38 is a conviction pick that outran the value. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick77 Rnd3 Dylan Fairchild
Dylan Fairchild in pick 77 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick97 Rnd3 Rylie Mills
A wild overpay on Rylie Mills in the 97th pick, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick104 Rnd4 Elic Ayomanor
A tidy bit of business in slot 104, where Elic Ayomanor graded well above the range. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick138 Rnd5 Shilo Sanders
A big swing on Shilo Sanders at the Round 5 slot, well ahead of any board in the building. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick143 Rnd5 Jimmy Horn Jr.
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Jimmy Horn Jr.. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick159 Rnd5 Danny Stutsman
Danny Stutsman in the 159th pick is a gift, value that borders on unfair. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick217 Rnd7 Bryson Nesbit
They left a pile of value on the table to take Bryson Nesbit this early at the 217th overall pick. It fills a real need, too.
Pick220 Rnd7 Kalel Mullings
You do not let a running back like Kalel Mullings reach Round 7, Pick 4 and blink. They did not. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick238 Rnd7 Micah Morris
Micah Morris at No. 238 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. A need, and now a little less of one.