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Tetairoa McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (NE)
Tetairoa McMillan
WR Arizona
Wyatt Milum Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (NE)
Wyatt Milum
OT West Virginia
Darien Porter Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
Darien Porter
CB Iowa State
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (NE)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (NE)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Cody Simon Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (NE)
Cody Simon
LB Ohio State
Ryan Fitzgerald Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (NE)
Ryan Fitzgerald
PK Florida State
Jack Kiser Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (NE)
Jack Kiser
LB Notre Dame
Seth McLaughlin Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (NE)
Seth McLaughlin
C Ohio State
Draft Picks Received
Wyatt Milum Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (LAC)
Wyatt Milum
OT West Virginia
Draft Picks Traded
Ashton Gillotte Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (LAC)
Ashton Gillotte
DL-EDGE Louisville
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ATL)
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Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesC+ FutureC
Fitzgerald should have been long gone. The Patriots pounced, and earned a B-.

The Patriots spent the weekend waiting on one name, and it fell: Ryan Fitzgerald, the No. 117 name on the board, in Round 7, Pick 1.

A whole weekend of picks and edge rusher is somehow still a want. Every board in the league had Milum lower, and that gap is the story.

On the needs board they went 3 of 8, with wide receiver the one that mattered most.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the edge rusher spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Tetairoa McMillan
In the Round 1 slot they get a go-to option on the outside. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick22 Rnd1 Wyatt Milum
In the 22nd overall pick they get a long-term starter on the line, though they paid up to get him. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick69 Rnd3 Darien Porter
A conviction pick on Darien Porter at slot 69 that the board grades a round light. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick77 Rnd3 Omarion Hampton
Steal is underselling it; Omarion Hampton at pick 77 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick104 Rnd4 Jayden Higgins
They robbed the room for Jayden Higgins here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick143 Rnd5 Cody Simon
They did well to land Cody Simon in No. 143, just ahead of his grade. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick217 Rnd7 Ryan Fitzgerald
A top-tier specialist at a bargain, Ryan Fitzgerald in the 217th pick, plain and simple. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
Pick220 Rnd7 Jack Kiser
Jack Kiser in pick No. 220 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
Pick238 Rnd7 Seth McLaughlin
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Seth McLaughlin at Round 7, Pick 22. It fills a real need, too.