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Draft Selections
Tetairoa McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (NE)
Tetairoa McMillan
WR Arizona
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (NE)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
Denzel Burke Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (NE)
Denzel Burke
CB Ohio State
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
Deontae Lawson Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (NE)
Deontae Lawson
LB Alabama
Thor Griffith Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 7 (NE)
Thor Griffith
DL Louisville
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (NE)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Ollie Gordon II Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (NE)
Ollie Gordon II
RB Oklahoma State
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Grand theft in the 239th overall pick: the Patriots steal Gordon II and grade out a B-.

Every so often the board makes a mistake, and the Patriots were there to profit. Ollie Gordon II, the No. 151 name on the board, should have been long gone before the Round 7 slot. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B-.

The Griffith pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. The edge rusher spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

Good work on the whole, with edge rusher the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick6 Rnd1 Tetairoa McMillan
In pick No. 6 they get a matchup problem out wide. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick41 Rnd2 Dylan Fairchild
They paid up for Dylan Fairchild at No. 41 when waiting would have done the job. It fills a real need, too.
Pick72 Rnd3 Denzel Burke
Denzel Burke in slot 72 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick86 Rnd3 Trey Zuhn III
A big swing on Trey Zuhn III at Round 3, Pick 22, well ahead of any board in the building. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick108 Rnd4 Jayden Higgins
Jayden Higgins in the 108th overall pick 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 Deontae Lawson
They will replay Deontae Lawson at the 144th pick for years; that is how good the value is. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick218 Rnd7 Thor Griffith
They reached a country mile for Thor Griffith at the Round 7 slot, and the board is aghast. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick223 Rnd7 Kevin Winston Jr.
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Kevin Winston Jr. at pick 223 is the proof. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick239 Rnd7 Ollie Gordon II
They barely believed it either: Ollie Gordon II still on the board at Round 7, Pick 25. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.