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Draft Selections
Jack Sawyer Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (NE)
Jack Sawyer
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (NE)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Rylie Mills Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (NE)
Rylie Mills
DL Notre Dame
Cody Simon Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (NE)
Cody Simon
LB Ohio State
Draft Picks Received
Jack Sawyer Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (IND)
Jack Sawyer
DE-EDGE Ohio State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (IND)
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Draft Picks Traded
Travis Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (IND)
Travis Hunter
CB Colorado
Players Gained
Head Shot
Quenton Nelson
OG
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall A-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureA
The Patriots fleeced the room on the phones and earned a A-.

Whoever sat across the table from the Patriots should ask for a receipt. They cleaned the room out, prying loose far more value than they gave up, and it was the quiet MVP of their weekend.

They are betting Mills proves the room right and everyone else wrong. That is a tight end worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly.

The wide receiver spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

It is a haul that will look even better come September.

Pick Analysis
Pick14 Rnd1 Jack Sawyer
In the Round 1 slot they get a bendy edge with upside at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick38 Rnd2 Tate Ratledge
Fair-plus on Tate Ratledge, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick69 Rnd3 Tyler Warren
Tyler Warren at Round 3, Pick 5 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick77 Rnd3 Donovan Jackson
They liked Donovan Jackson enough to skip the value, taking him in pick No. 77. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick105 Rnd4 Rylie Mills
Rylie Mills at the 105th overall pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick143 Rnd5 Cody Simon
The board had Cody Simon higher than No. 143, and the linebacker fell to them anyway. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.