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Draft Selections
Travis Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (NE)
Travis Hunter
CB Colorado
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (NE)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (NE)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
Kaleb Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (NE)
Kaleb Johnson
RB Iowa
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Deontae Lawson Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 4 (NE)
Deontae Lawson
LB Alabama
Trey Wedig Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (NE)
Trey Wedig
OT Indiana
Drew Kendall Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (NE)
Drew Kendall
C Boston College
Ollie Gordon II Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (NE)
Ollie Gordon II
RB Oklahoma State
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
A respectable, level-headed haul for the Patriots: B-.

The Patriots put a flag in the ground for Drew Kendall, 102 picks before anyone else would have, and the value took the hit. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B-.

Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Gordon II. The edge rusher hole is the one line item this class does not answer. The roster is better shaped than it was, with wide receiver chief among the fixes.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick1 Rnd1 Travis Hunter
In pick 1 they get a lockdown presence outside at fair value. Need was not the driver here.
Pick36 Rnd2 Emeka Egbuka
Emeka Egbuka at No. 36 is money in the bank, a wide receiver taken below his worth. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick67 Rnd3 Dylan Fairchild
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Dylan Fairchild at pick No. 67 is the proof. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick79 Rnd3 Kaleb Johnson
A running back of that caliber at slot 79 is the definition of value, full stop. The roster fit checks out.
Pick103 Rnd4 Jake Majors
Jake Majors is a better player than the 103rd overall pick suggests; smart patience, rewarded. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick138 Rnd4 Deontae Lawson
Deontae Lawson in the 138th pick is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick219 Rnd7 Trey Wedig
A wild overpay on Trey Wedig in slot 219, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick220 Rnd7 Drew Kendall
Drew Kendall at the 220th pick is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. It fills a real need, too.
Pick238 Rnd7 Ollie Gordon II
A top-tier running back at a bargain, Ollie Gordon II in Round 7, Pick 24, plain and simple. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.