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Draft Selections
Matthew Golden Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (NE)
Matthew Golden
WR Texas
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Aireontae Ersery Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (NE)
Aireontae Ersery
OT Minnesota
Omarr Norman-Lott Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
Omarr Norman-Lott
DT Tennessee
Darien Porter Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (NE)
Darien Porter
CB Iowa State
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (NE)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Jack Nelson Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (NE)
Jack Nelson
OT Wisconsin
Andres Borregales Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (NE)
Andres Borregales
PK Miami
DJ Giddens Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (NE)
DJ Giddens
RB Kansas State
JJ Pegues Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (NE)
JJ Pegues
DT Ole Miss
Teddye Buchanan Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (NE)
Teddye Buchanan
LB California
Draft Picks Received
Matthew Golden Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (CIN)
Matthew Golden
WR Texas
Aireontae Ersery Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (IND)
Aireontae Ersery
OT Minnesota
Jack Nelson Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (PHI)
Jack Nelson
OT Wisconsin
Andres Borregales Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (PHI)
Andres Borregales
PK Miami
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (IND)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (CIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (CIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (ATL)
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Draft Picks Traded
Will Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (IND)
Will Johnson
CB Michigan
Malachi Moore Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (PHI)
Malachi Moore
S Alabama
Players Gained
Head Shot
Josh Downs
WR
Players traded away
Head Shot
Kendrick Bourne
WR
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB TradesB FutureA+
The Patriots cashed the board's mistake on Giddens: B+.

The best pick of the weekend was also the simplest. The Patriots watched DJ Giddens slide 50 picks past his grade and did not hesitate. They moved the roster forward and banked a B+ for it.

They punted on edge rusher, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. The trade work was a quiet net positive. It is a bet on later, and a defensible one for a team playing the long game.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Matthew Golden
In the Round 1 slot they get a difference-maker at receiver. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick38 Rnd2 Nick Emmanwori
The board fumbled Nick Emmanwori all the way to pick No. 38, and they scooped it up. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick45 Rnd2 Aireontae Ersery
Aireontae Ersery at Round 2, Pick 13 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It fills a real need, too.
Pick69 Rnd3 Omarr Norman-Lott
Omarr Norman-Lott at No. 69 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick77 Rnd3 Darien Porter
A market-rate cornerback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Darien Porter. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick106 Rnd4 Jake Majors
Jake Majors in pick 106 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick165 Rnd5 Jack Nelson
Jack Nelson at slot 165 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick168 Rnd5 Andres Borregales
Andres Borregales in the 168th overall pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
Pick217 Rnd7 DJ Giddens
Steal is underselling it; DJ Giddens at No. 217 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. The roster fit checks out.
Pick220 Rnd7 JJ Pegues
JJ Pegues in the 220th pick is a gift, value that borders on unfair. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick238 Rnd7 Teddye Buchanan
A straight-up fair deal on Teddye Buchanan at slot 238, value and slot in agreement. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.