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Draft Selections
Tetairoa McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (NE)
Tetairoa McMillan
WR Arizona
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (NE)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Jermari Harris Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (NE)
Jermari Harris
CB Iowa
Trey Zuhn III Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (NE)
Trey Zuhn III
OT Texas A&M
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (NE)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (NE)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Quinshon Judkins Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 7 (NE)
Quinshon Judkins
RB Ohio State
Thor Griffith Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (NE)
Thor Griffith
DL Louisville
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (NE)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Patriots won the night they stopped Judkins from sliding. Grade: B.

When a board-topper like Quinshon Judkins slides to the 218th pick, you do not overthink it, and the Patriots did not. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B.

The cost of the Griffith reach is exactly the players who went right after him. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through edge rusher. The roster is better shaped than it was, with wide receiver chief among the fixes.

The skill positions did well by the weekend.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick6 Rnd1 Tetairoa McMillan
In the Round 1 slot they get a true top target. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick41 Rnd2 Tate Ratledge
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Tate Ratledge at pick 41. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick72 Rnd3 Jermari Harris
They let Jermari Harris come to them and pounced at slot 72. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick86 Rnd3 Trey Zuhn III
They left a pile of value on the table to take Trey Zuhn III this early at the 86th pick. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick108 Rnd4 Jayden Higgins
Jayden Higgins in No. 108 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick144 Rnd5 Jay Higgins
You do not let a linebacker like Jay Higgins reach the 144th overall pick and blink. They did not. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick218 Rnd7 Quinshon Judkins
Circle this one: Quinshon Judkins at pick No. 218 is a fall that decides a draft. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick223 Rnd7 Thor Griffith
A real head-scratcher, Thor Griffith in Round 7, Pick 9 is miles ahead of his ranking. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick239 Rnd7 Kevin Winston Jr.
They robbed the room for Kevin Winston Jr. here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.