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RUN ON DEC 8, 2024

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Patriots

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Draft Selections
Tetairoa McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (NE)
Tetairoa McMillan
WR Arizona
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (NE)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
Donovan Ezeiruaku Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Donovan Ezeiruaku
DE Boston College
Emery Jones Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (NE)
Emery Jones Jr.
OT LSU
Mansoor Delane Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (NE)
Mansoor Delane
CB Virginia Tech
Devin Neal Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (NE)
Devin Neal
RB Kansas
Que Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (NE)
Que Robinson
LB Alabama
Will Sheppard Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (NE)
Will Sheppard
WR Colorado
Tim Smith Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (NE)
Tim Smith
DL Alabama
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueC NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Patriots kept it disciplined and banked a B-.

If confidence were a draft strategy, the Patriots would have aced it. Emery Jones Jr. at slot 83 is 103 spots clear of where he belonged. They moved the roster forward and banked a B- for it.

Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Neal. They punted on safety, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Tetairoa McMillan
In the 4th overall pick they get a true top target at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick36 Rnd2 Tyler Booker
By-the-book stuff, Tyler Booker at pick No. 36 squarely in line with his ranking. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick68 Rnd3 Donovan Ezeiruaku
Donovan Ezeiruaku at Round 3, Pick 4 is a conviction pick that outran the value. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick83 Rnd3 Emery Jones Jr.
This one needs a full-page explanation: Emery Jones Jr. in slot 83, miles early. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick105 Rnd4 Mansoor Delane
Value said wait; Mansoor Delane in No. 105 says they were not listening. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick142 Rnd5 Devin Neal
You do not let a running back like Devin Neal reach the Round 5 slot and blink. They did not. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick220 Rnd7 Que Robinson
No edge and no loss on Que Robinson in the 220th pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick223 Rnd7 Will Sheppard
A wild overpay on Will Sheppard in Round 7, Pick 9, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick241 Rnd7 Tim Smith
A big swing on Tim Smith at No. 241, well ahead of any board in the building. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.