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Keldric Faulk Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (NE)
Keldric Faulk
DL-EDGE Auburn
Gennings Dunker Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (NE)
Gennings Dunker
OT Iowa
Elijah Sarratt Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (NE)
Elijah Sarratt
WR Indiana
D'Angelo Ponds Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (NE)
D'Angelo Ponds
CB Indiana
Isaiah Nwokobia Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (NE)
Isaiah Nwokobia
S SMU
Austin Romaine Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (NE)
Austin Romaine
LB Kansas State
Jaden Greathouse Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (NE)
Jaden Greathouse
WR Notre Dame
Davison Igbinosun Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (NE)
Davison Igbinosun
CB Ohio State
Luke Hasz Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (NE)
Luke Hasz
TE Ole Miss
Fernando Carmona Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (NE)
Fernando Carmona
OT Arkansas
Aidan Chiles Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 7 (NE)
Aidan Chiles
QB Michigan State
Jamari Lyons Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (NE)
Jamari Lyons
DL Florida
Jack Velling Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (NE)
Jack Velling
TE Michigan State
Draft Picks Received
D'Angelo Ponds Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (LAR)
D'Angelo Ponds
CB Indiana
Austin Romaine Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (CIN)
Austin Romaine
LB Kansas State
Davison Igbinosun Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (BAL)
Davison Igbinosun
CB Ohio State
Jack Velling Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (ATL)
Jack Velling
TE Michigan State
Players traded away
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Jahlani Tavai
LB
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Ja'Lynn Polk
WR
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Kendrick Bourne
WR
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Kyle Dugger
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Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall D
ValueB NeedB+ TradesF FutureB-
The Patriots got the worse of every deal, and it shows in the D.

Call it a hunch or call it a gamble, but the Patriots spent pick No. 225 on Jamari Lyons, a name most had 42 spots down the list. The board pushed back all weekend, and the D is the result.

They handed away value on the phones that the picks cannot earn back. They will regret leaving running back for another day if the season turns on it. However the rest shakes out, Chiles at that price is a win they earned.

They left with edge rusher solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even.

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Keldric Faulk
Fair-plus on Keldric Faulk, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick44 Rnd2 Gennings Dunker
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Gennings Dunker in the 44th pick. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick76 Rnd3 Elijah Sarratt
Nice patience on Elijah Sarratt, who had no business lasting to slot 76. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick90 Rnd3 D'Angelo Ponds
D'Angelo Ponds in No. 90 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick112 Rnd4 Isaiah Nwokobia
A quiet steal in pick 112: Isaiah Nwokobia for less than the market said. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick125 Rnd4 Austin Romaine
Austin Romaine at Round 4, Pick 23 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the linebacker. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick129 Rnd4 Jaden Greathouse
Value with a capital V on Jaden Greathouse in slot 129, a genuine coup. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick143 Rnd5 Davison Igbinosun
A market-rate cornerback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Davison Igbinosun. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Pick151 Rnd5 Luke Hasz
The board had Luke Hasz higher than pick 151, and the tight end fell to them anyway. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick190 Rnd6 Fernando Carmona
Fernando Carmona at the 190th overall pick is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick218 Rnd7 Aidan Chiles
Aidan Chiles slid further than he should have, and No. 218 is lovely value for the quarterback. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick225 Rnd7 Jamari Lyons
They reached into another round for Jamari Lyons, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick226 Rnd7 Jack Velling
A clean, defensible pick in the 226th pick with a little surplus value in Jack Velling. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.