Offense revamp

Draft Selections
Jeremiyah Love Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (NE)
Jeremiyah Love
RB Notre Dame
Kenyon Sadiq Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (NE)
Kenyon Sadiq
TE Oregon
Caleb Lomu Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (NE)
Caleb Lomu
OT Utah
Lee Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (NE)
Lee Hunter
DT Texas Tech
Gennings Dunker Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (NE)
Gennings Dunker
OG Iowa
Charles Demmings Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (NE)
Charles Demmings
CB Stephen F. Austin
Domani Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 191 RND: 6 (NE)
Domani Jackson
CB Alabama
VJ Payne Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (NE)
VJ Payne
S Kansas State
Zane Durant Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (NE)
Zane Durant
DT Penn State
Jeff Caldwell Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (NE)
Jeff Caldwell
WR Cincinnati
Draft Picks Received
Kenyon Sadiq Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (KC)
Kenyon Sadiq
TE Oregon
Caleb Lomu Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (PIT)
Caleb Lomu
OT Utah
Lee Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (HOU)
Lee Hunter
DT Texas Tech
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (PHI)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Max Klare Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (KC)
Max Klare
TE Ohio State
Christen Miller Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (PIT)
Christen Miller
DL Georgia
Albert Regis Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (HOU)
Albert Regis
DL Texas A&M
Roman Hemby Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (PIT)
Roman Hemby
RB Indiana
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (LV)
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Players Gained
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A.J. Brown
WR
Players traded away
Head Shot
Caedan Wallace
OT
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CJ Dippre
TE
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Hunter Henry
TE
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Kayshon Boutte
WR
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Lorenz Metz
OT
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Rhamondre Stevenson
RB
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall C+
ValueA NeedB TradesD- FutureC
Best value of the weekend goes to the Patriots for Dunker: C+.

You build a draft on nights like this. Gennings Dunker had no business being available in pick 125, and the Patriots did the only sane thing and turned in the card. It lands right in the middle: a C+, no more, no less.

The trades bled value they could not afford to lose. They punted on edge rusher, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. Adding A.J. Brown by trade rounds out the weekend beyond the rookies.

So much rides on Jeremiyah Love that the real verdict is a season or two away.

Pick Analysis
Pick31 Rnd1 Jeremiyah Love
In pick No. 31 they get a centerpiece for the ground game at a price that makes it sweeter. A real need, handled.
Pick40 Rnd2 Kenyon Sadiq
They barely believed it either: Kenyon Sadiq still on the board at the 40th overall pick. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick53 Rnd2 Caleb Lomu
Caleb Lomu at No. 53 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. The roster fit checks out.
Pick106 Rnd4 Lee Hunter
Somehow Lee Hunter was still sitting there in slot 106, and they pounced on premier interior defensive lineman value. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick125 Rnd4 Gennings Dunker
Gennings Dunker in the Round 4 slot should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick171 Rnd5 Charles Demmings
They will replay Charles Demmings at Round 5, Pick 31 for years; that is how good the value is. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick191 Rnd6 Domani Jackson
Nice patience on Domani Jackson, who had no business lasting to pick 191. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
Pick198 Rnd6 VJ Payne
VJ Payne at the 198th pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick202 Rnd6 Zane Durant
A tidy bit of business in pick No. 202, where Zane Durant graded well above the range. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick212 Rnd6 Jeff Caldwell
Jeff Caldwell at No. 212 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.