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Draft Selections
Travis Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (NE)
Travis Hunter
CB Colorado
Tre Harris Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Tre Harris
WR Ole Miss
Ozzy Trapilo Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
Ozzy Trapilo
OT Boston College
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (NE)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
Kaimon Rucker Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (NE)
Kaimon Rucker
DE-EDGE North Carolina
Darius Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (NE)
Darius Alexander
DT Toledo
Hayden Conner Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (NE)
Hayden Conner
OG Texas
Alex Mastromanno Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (NE)
Alex Mastromanno
P Florida State
Mac McWilliams Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (NE)
Mac McWilliams
CB UCF
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
The Patriots kept it disciplined and banked a B-.

You can hear the double-takes from here. The Patriots took Kaimon Rucker at the 105th pick, roughly 40 spots before his name belonged.

The Alexander pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through safety.

Edge rusher is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Travis Hunter
In the Round 1 slot they get an island corner. Need was not the driver here.
Pick38 Rnd2 Tre Harris
Tre Harris at Round 2, Pick 6 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick69 Rnd3 Ozzy Trapilo
They jumped the gun on Ozzy Trapilo, taking him earlier than his grade liked. It fills a real need, too.
Pick77 Rnd3 Dylan Fairchild
Dylan Fairchild in the 77th overall pick is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick105 Rnd4 Kaimon Rucker
This one needs a full-page explanation: Kaimon Rucker in pick 105, miles early. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick145 Rnd5 Darius Alexander
Darius Alexander at No. 145 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick219 Rnd7 Hayden Conner
Hayden Conner at the Round 7 slot is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick222 Rnd7 Alex Mastromanno
Alex Mastromanno at the 222nd overall pick is money in the bank, a specialist taken below his worth. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
Pick240 Rnd7 Mac McWilliams
They let Mac McWilliams come to them and pounced at the 240th pick. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.