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Tetairoa McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (NE)
Tetairoa McMillan
WR Arizona
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Harold Fannin Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
Harold Fannin Jr.
TE Bowling Green
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (NE)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Logan Brown Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (NE)
Logan Brown
OT Kansas
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (NE)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Garrett Dellinger Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (NE)
Garrett Dellinger
OG LSU
Ollie Gordon II Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (NE)
Ollie Gordon II
RB Oklahoma State
Justin Walley Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (NE)
Justin Walley
CB Minnesota
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Patriots let Gordon II fall into their laps, and walked away with a B-.

The board owed the Patriots one, and it paid up: Ollie Gordon II, the No. 165 name on the board, sitting there at the 220th overall pick like a gift left on the doorstep. It does the job without flash, and the B- reflects it.

Brown has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced. The edge rusher spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Tetairoa McMillan
In the 4th pick they get a true top target. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick38 Rnd2 Tate Ratledge
They liked Tate Ratledge enough to skip the value, taking him in pick 38. The roster fit checks out.
Pick69 Rnd3 Harold Fannin Jr.
A top-tier tight end at a bargain, Harold Fannin Jr. in the Round 3 slot, plain and simple. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick77 Rnd3 Jake Majors
Jake Majors at slot 77 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. It fills a real need, too.
Pick104 Rnd4 Logan Brown
This one needs a full-page explanation: Logan Brown in pick No. 104, miles early. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick143 Rnd5 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
A real head-scratcher, Dont'e Thornton Jr. in the 143rd overall pick is miles ahead of his ranking. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick217 Rnd7 Garrett Dellinger
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Garrett Dellinger. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick220 Rnd7 Ollie Gordon II
Ollie Gordon II at No. 220 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick238 Rnd7 Justin Walley
Justin Walley at Round 7, Pick 22 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.