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Draft Selections
Travis Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (NE)
Travis Hunter
CB Colorado
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (NE)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Shedeur Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NE)
Shedeur Sanders
QB Colorado
Draft Picks Received
Travis Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (TEN)
Travis Hunter
CB Colorado
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (CLE)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Shedeur Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NYG)
Shedeur Sanders
QB Colorado
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Cam Ward Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (TEN)
Cam Ward
QB Miami
Bradyn Swinson Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (TEN)
Bradyn Swinson
DE-EDGE LSU
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (TEN)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Cameron Williams Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (TEN)
Cameron Williams
OT Texas
Cobee Bryant Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (TEN)
Cobee Bryant
CB Kansas
Dillon Gabriel Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (TEN)
Dillon Gabriel
QB Oregon
Jarquez Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (TEN)
Jarquez Hunter
RB Auburn
Karene Reid Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (NYG)
Karene Reid
LB Utah
Kyle Monangai Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (NYG)
Kyle Monangai
RB Rutgers
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PICK: RND: 1 (ARI)
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PICK: RND: 6 (ARI)
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Players traded away
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Antonio Gibson
RB
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Austin Hooper
TE
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Ben Brown
OG
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Caleb Jones
OT
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DeMario Douglas
WR
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Demontrey Jacobs
OT
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Drake Maye
QB
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Giovanni Ricci
TE
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Hunter Henry
TE
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Jaheim Bell
TE
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Jake Andrews
C
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Ja'Lynn Polk
WR
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JaMycal Hasty
RB
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JaQuae Jackson
WR
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Javon Baker
WR
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Joe Milton III
QB
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Joshua Dobbs
QB
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Kayshon Boutte
WR
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Kendrick Bourne
WR
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Layden Robinson
OG
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Lecitus Smith
OG
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Lester Cotton
OG
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Mack Hollins
WR
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Mike Onwenu
OG
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Morgan Moses
OT
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Terrell Jennings
RB
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Tyrese Robinson
OG
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Vederian Lowe
OT
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Wes Schweitzer
OG
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall F
ValueB- NeedB TradesF FutureF
The Patriots finally solved quarterback, and it carried them to a F.

You can lose a draft before you make a pick. The Patriots did it at the trade table, overpaying to chase players the board did not price nearly as high.

So much rides on Shedeur Sanders that the rest of the class almost grades on a curve behind him. They punted on wide receiver, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

Spend now, pay later; the math only works if this class delivers.

There is no soft landing here: they fought the board and left wide receiver open, and the grade is the bill.

Pick Analysis
Pick1 Rnd1 Travis Hunter
By-the-book stuff, Travis Hunter at Round 1, Pick 1 squarely in line with his ranking. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick2 Rnd1 Abdul Carter
In the Round 1 slot they get a double-digit-sack hope at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick3 Rnd1 Shedeur Sanders
In No. 3 they get the face of the franchise. A clean fit for the roster.