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Draft Selections
Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (NE)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
Ladd McConkey Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Ladd McConkey
WR Georgia
Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (NE)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (NE)
T'Vondre Sweat
DT Texas
Malachi Corley Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Malachi Corley
WR Western Kentucky
Javon Foster Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (NE)
Javon Foster
OT Missouri
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (NE)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Isaac Guerendo Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (NE)
Isaac Guerendo
RB Louisville
Ty'Ron Hopper Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (NE)
Ty'Ron Hopper
LB Missouri
Jared Wiley Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (NE)
Jared Wiley
TE TCU
JD Bertrand Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (NE)
JD Bertrand
LB Notre Dame
Draft Picks Received
Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (NYG)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (NYG)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (JAX)
T'Vondre Sweat
DT Texas
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (NYG)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Ty'Ron Hopper Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (JAX)
Ty'Ron Hopper
LB Missouri
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (JAX)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (NYG)
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Draft Picks Traded
Brock Bowers Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NYG)
Brock Bowers
TE Georgia
Players Gained
Head Shot
Adam Gotsis
DE
Head Shot
Bobby Okereke
LB
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B+
ValueB- NeedB TradesA+ FutureB-
The Patriots cashed the board's mistake on Guerendo: B+.

Whoever sat across the table from the Patriots should ask for a receipt. They cleaned the room out, prying loose far more value than they gave up, and it was the quiet MVP of their weekend.

They are betting Hopper proves the room right and everyone else wrong. That safety hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. If one pick saves this weekend, it is Guerendo.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the safety spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick6 Rnd1 Olumuyiwa Fashanu
In the 6th overall pick they get protection for the quarterback. A real need, handled.
Pick34 Rnd2 Ladd McConkey
A market-rate wide receiver, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Ladd McConkey. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick39 Rnd2 Chris Braswell
By-the-book stuff, Chris Braswell at Round 2, Pick 7 squarely in line with his ranking. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick48 Rnd2 T'Vondre Sweat
A straight-up fair deal on T'Vondre Sweat at No. 48, value and slot in agreement. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick68 Rnd3 Malachi Corley
Malachi Corley at slot 68 is money in the bank, a wide receiver taken below his worth. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick104 Rnd4 Javon Foster
They liked Javon Foster enough to skip the value, taking him in the 104th pick. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick108 Rnd4 Ben Sinnott
Ben Sinnott at Round 4, Pick 8 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. It fills a real need, too.
Pick136 Rnd4 Isaac Guerendo
Isaac Guerendo at pick No. 136 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick152 Rnd5 Ty'Ron Hopper
Value said wait; Ty'Ron Hopper in pick 152 says they were not listening. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick182 Rnd6 Jared Wiley
Jared Wiley at slot 182 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. The roster fit checks out.
Pick229 Rnd7 JD Bertrand
They barely believed it either: JD Bertrand still on the board at No. 229. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.