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  • I.Q. DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Tetairoa McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (NE)
Tetairoa McMillan
WR Arizona
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (NE)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (NE)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (NE)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Will Sheppard Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (NE)
Will Sheppard
WR Colorado
Daylen Everette Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (NE)
Daylen Everette
CB Georgia
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (NE)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
Jared Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 7 (NE)
Jared Wilson
C Georgia
Xavier Nwankpa Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (NE)
Xavier Nwankpa
S Iowa
Jimmy Horn Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (NE)
Jimmy Horn Jr.
WR Colorado
Draft Picks Received
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (DAL)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (DAL)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (DAL)
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Draft Picks Traded
Blake Miller Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (DAL)
Blake Miller
OT Clemson
Players Gained
Head Shot
Asim Richards
OT
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueC- NeedB+ TradesB+ FutureB-
The Patriots checked most of the boxes and earned a B-.

They will call it conviction in the building and a reach everywhere else: Will Sheppard, 192 picks early at slot 108. It does the job without flash, and the B- reflects it.

Landing Nwankpa that late papers over a lot of smaller sins. For all the activity, edge rusher went untouched, which is hard to explain.

The trade work was a quiet net positive. Job largely done: wide receiver settled and 3 of 8 of the wish list covered.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick6 Rnd1 Tetairoa McMillan
In pick No. 6 they get a matchup problem out wide at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick42 Rnd2 Jayden Higgins
They left a pile of value on the table to take Jayden Higgins this early at pick 42. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick72 Rnd3 Dylan Fairchild
A tidy bit of business in the 72nd pick, where Dylan Fairchild graded well above the range. It fills a real need, too.
Pick86 Rnd3 Jake Majors
Taking Jake Majors in the 86th overall pick is close to grand larceny; an offensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick108 Rnd4 Will Sheppard
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Will Sheppard well ahead of where he belonged. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick144 Rnd5 Daylen Everette
Value said wait; Daylen Everette in the Round 5 slot says they were not listening. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick170 Rnd5 Jihaad Campbell
They will replay Jihaad Campbell at Round 5, Pick 32 for years; that is how good the value is. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick218 Rnd7 Jared Wilson
Jared Wilson slid further than he should have, and pick 218 is lovely value for the offensive lineman. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick223 Rnd7 Xavier Nwankpa
They barely believed it either: Xavier Nwankpa still on the board at No. 223. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick239 Rnd7 Jimmy Horn Jr.
They reached into another round for Jimmy Horn Jr., and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.