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Draft Selections
Spencer Fano Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (NE)
Spencer Fano
OT Utah
Ar'maj Reed-Adams Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (NE)
Ar'maj Reed-Adams
OG Texas A&M
Jalon Kilgore Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (NE)
Jalon Kilgore
CB South Carolina
D'Angelo Ponds Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (NE)
D'Angelo Ponds
CB Indiana
Chase Roberts Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (NE)
Chase Roberts
WR BYU
Kaytron Allen Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (NE)
Kaytron Allen
RB Penn State
Taylen Green Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (NE)
Taylen Green
QB Arkansas
Trey Moore Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (NE)
Trey Moore
LB-EDGE Texas
Xavian Sorey Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (NE)
Xavian Sorey Jr.
LB Arkansas
Dominic Zvada Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (NE)
Dominic Zvada
PK Michigan
Elliot Washington II Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 7 (NE)
Elliot Washington II
CB Penn State
Jamari Lyons Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (NE)
Jamari Lyons
DL Florida
Draft Picks Received
Ar'maj Reed-Adams Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (MIN)
Ar'maj Reed-Adams
OG Texas A&M
D'Angelo Ponds Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (LAR)
D'Angelo Ponds
CB Indiana
Chase Roberts Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
Chase Roberts
WR BYU
Trey Moore Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (MIN)
Trey Moore
LB-EDGE Texas
Dominic Zvada Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (MIN)
Dominic Zvada
PK Michigan
Draft Picks Traded
Chandler Rivers Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (MIN)
Chandler Rivers
CB Duke
Aaron Anderson Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (LAR)
Aaron Anderson
WR LSU
Players Gained
Head Shot
Brandon Powell
WR
Players traded away
Head Shot
Jahlani Tavai
LB
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall C
ValueC+ NeedB- TradesF FutureB-
The Patriots bled value on every deal, hence the C.

The Patriots bet big and early on Xavian Sorey Jr., 112 picks ahead of the board. Bold does not always mean right. It nets out a thoroughly average C.

They handed away value on the phones that the picks cannot earn back. The Ponds pick reads as want over need, and the roster will feel it at safety and tight end. They punted on safety, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

That is a running back worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly.

Hit on Spencer Fano and the swing picks, and this ages a lot better than it grades today.

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Spencer Fano
In the Round 1 slot they get a building block for the line. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick50 Rnd2 Ar'maj Reed-Adams
No drama and no debate, Ar'maj Reed-Adams went about where he belonged in pick 50. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick76 Rnd3 Jalon Kilgore
Jalon Kilgore in slot 76 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick90 Rnd3 D'Angelo Ponds
A curious use of Round 3, Pick 26. Safety and tight end needed the pick; a cornerback in D'Angelo Ponds did not.
Pick97 Rnd3 Chase Roberts
A wild overpay on Chase Roberts in No. 97, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick112 Rnd4 Kaytron Allen
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Kaytron Allen at the 112th overall pick. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick151 Rnd5 Taylen Green
A market-rate quarterback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Taylen Green. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick173 Rnd5 Trey Moore
Trey Moore at pick 173 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick190 Rnd6 Xavian Sorey Jr.
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Xavian Sorey Jr. well ahead of where he belonged. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick196 Rnd6 Dominic Zvada
Dominic Zvada in the 196th pick is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
Pick218 Rnd7 Elliot Washington II
Elliot Washington II slipping to the 218th overall pick is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
Pick225 Rnd7 Jamari Lyons
Value said wait; Jamari Lyons in the Round 7 slot says they were not listening. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.