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Draft Selections
Travis Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (NE)
Travis Hunter
CB Colorado
Josh Simmons Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Josh Simmons
OT Ohio State
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (NE)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (NE)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
Xavier Restrepo Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (NE)
Xavier Restrepo
WR Miami
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (NE)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (NE)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Elijah Arroyo Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (NE)
Elijah Arroyo
TE Miami
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueA- NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
The Patriots let Arroyo fall and pounced. Final grade: B.

The Patriots did not reach, did not trade up, did not blink. They just waited, and Elijah Arroyo fell into pick 240.

They punted on edge rusher, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. They reloaded the coverage unit in bulk.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Travis Hunter
In Round 1, Pick 4 they get a lockdown presence outside. More want than need.
Pick38 Rnd2 Josh Simmons
Josh Simmons at pick No. 38 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick69 Rnd3 Walter Nolen
Taking Walter Nolen in slot 69 is close to grand larceny; an interior defensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick77 Rnd3 Malaki Starks
Steal is underselling it; Malaki Starks at the 77th pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick105 Rnd4 Jihaad Campbell
The board fumbled Jihaad Campbell all the way to pick 105, and they scooped it up. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick145 Rnd5 Xavier Restrepo
You do not let a wide receiver like Xavier Restrepo reach No. 145 and blink. They did not. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick219 Rnd7 Dylan Fairchild
They robbed the room for Dylan Fairchild here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick222 Rnd7 Jake Majors
A top-tier offensive lineman at a bargain, Jake Majors in the Round 7 slot, plain and simple. The roster fit checks out.
Pick240 Rnd7 Elijah Arroyo
Circle this one: Elijah Arroyo at pick No. 240 is a fall that decides a draft. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.