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    Patriots
Draft Selections
Travis Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NE)
Travis Hunter
CB Colorado
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (NE)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
Hollin Pierce Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (NE)
Hollin Pierce
OT Rutgers
Charles Grant Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (NE)
Charles Grant
OT William & Mary
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (NE)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (NE)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Tim Smith Head Shot
PICK: 221 RND: 7 (NE)
Tim Smith
DL Alabama
Elijah Arroyo Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (NE)
Elijah Arroyo
TE Miami
Elijhah Badger Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (NE)
Elijhah Badger
WR Florida
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B- for the Patriots.

The Patriots spent real capital to be 83 picks early on Tim Smith, and the board is going to hold them to it. A dependable weekend that grades out a B-.

Getting Arroyo where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through edge rusher.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but edge rusher.

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Travis Hunter
In pick No. 3 they get a potential shutdown corner. More want than need.
Pick39 Rnd2 Tyler Booker
Tyler Booker at slot 39 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick70 Rnd3 Hollin Pierce
They reached into another round for Hollin Pierce, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. The roster fit checks out.
Pick80 Rnd3 Charles Grant
The board had cheaper options than Charles Grant at the Round 3 slot, and it noticed. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick106 Rnd4 Kevin Winston Jr.
Kevin Winston Jr. at the 106th overall pick is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick141 Rnd5 Smael Mondon Jr.
Circle this one: Smael Mondon Jr. at No. 141 is a fall that decides a draft. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick221 Rnd7 Tim Smith
They left a pile of value on the table to take Tim Smith this early at slot 221. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick223 Rnd7 Elijah Arroyo
They barely believed it either: Elijah Arroyo still on the board at the 223rd overall pick. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick235 Rnd7 Elijhah Badger
Elijhah Badger at pick No. 235 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.