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Draft Selections
Armand Membou Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (NE)
Armand Membou
OT Missouri
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (NE)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (NE)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Tyleik Williams Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
Tyleik Williams
DT Ohio State
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (NE)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
Anthony Belton Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (NE)
Anthony Belton
OT NC State
Carson Schwesinger Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (NE)
Carson Schwesinger
LB UCLA
Davison Igbinosun Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (NE)
Davison Igbinosun
CB Ohio State
Ja'Corey Brooks Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (NE)
Ja'Corey Brooks
WR Louisville
Nick Nash Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 6 (NE)
Nick Nash
WR San Jose State
Jalen Rivers Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (NE)
Jalen Rivers
OT Miami
Nohl Williams Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (NE)
Nohl Williams
CB California
DJ Giddens Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (NE)
DJ Giddens
RB Kansas State
Nick Martin Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (NE)
Nick Martin
LB Oklahoma State
Draft Picks Received
Armand Membou Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (LV)
Armand Membou
OT Missouri
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (KC)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (KC)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Anthony Belton Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
Anthony Belton
OT NC State
Davison Igbinosun Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (ATL)
Davison Igbinosun
CB Ohio State
Nick Nash Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 6 (LV)
Nick Nash
WR San Jose State
Jalen Rivers Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (LV)
Jalen Rivers
OT Miami
Draft Picks Traded
Travis Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (LV)
Travis Hunter
CB Colorado
Players Gained
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Matthew Bergeron
OG
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Byron Murphy Jr.
CB
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Trey Smith
OG
Players traded away
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Caedan Wallace
OT
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Chukwuma Okorafor
OT
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Vederian Lowe
OT
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueC NeedB TradesA+ FutureB-
The Patriots turned the phones into found money: B.

Call it belief, call it a gut call, but Anthony Belton at Round 3, Pick 33 is 149 spots clear of consensus, and that is the headline.

Giddens at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster. They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own.

The edge rusher hole is the one line item this class does not answer. It is not that Schwesinger is a bad player; it is that the Patriots had louder needs to answer first.

Good work on the whole, with edge rusher the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick37 Rnd2 Armand Membou
They left a pile of value on the table to take Armand Membou this early at pick 37. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick38 Rnd2 Malaki Starks
Malaki Starks at No. 38 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick63 Rnd2 Jihaad Campbell
Steal is underselling it; Jihaad Campbell at the Round 2 slot is a heist with the alarm still ringing. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick66 Rnd3 Tyler Warren
They will replay Tyler Warren at the 66th pick for years; that is how good the value is. The roster fit checks out.
Pick69 Rnd3 Tyleik Williams
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Tyleik Williams in slot 69. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick77 Rnd3 Deone Walker
Deone Walker is a better player than the 77th overall pick suggests; smart patience, rewarded. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick97 Rnd3 Anthony Belton
A wild overpay on Anthony Belton in the Round 3 slot, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick104 Rnd4 Carson Schwesinger
They zigged when the board said zag, taking Carson Schwesinger at linebacker with edge rusher and quarterback open.
Pick116 Rnd4 Davison Igbinosun
They talked themselves into Davison Igbinosun at the 116th overall pick, and the board did not agree. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick143 Rnd5 Ja'Corey Brooks
Ja'Corey Brooks in the 143rd pick is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick178 Rnd6 Nick Nash
They reached into another round for Nick Nash, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick216 Rnd6 Jalen Rivers
Jalen Rivers at No. 216 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. It fills a real need, too.
Pick217 Rnd7 Nohl Williams
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Nohl Williams. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.
Pick220 Rnd7 DJ Giddens
DJ Giddens at pick 220 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick238 Rnd7 Nick Martin
A reasonable price with a little left over, Nick Martin in pick No. 238. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.