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Draft Selections
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (NE)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Tetairoa McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Tetairoa McMillan
WR Arizona
Aireontae Ersery Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (NE)
Aireontae Ersery
OT Minnesota
Ozzy Trapilo Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (NE)
Ozzy Trapilo
OT Boston College
Jaylin Noel Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (NE)
Jaylin Noel
WR Iowa State
Cody Simon Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (NE)
Cody Simon
LB Ohio State
Jonah Monheim Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (NE)
Jonah Monheim
C USC
Tahj Brooks Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (NE)
Tahj Brooks
RB Texas Tech
Draft Picks Received
Aireontae Ersery Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (DAL)
Aireontae Ersery
OT Minnesota
Draft Picks Traded
Carson Schwesinger Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (DAL)
Carson Schwesinger
LB UCLA
Isaiah Bond Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (DAL)
Isaiah Bond
WR Texas
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
The Patriots let Simon fall and pounced. Final grade: B.

Somewhere a general manager is explaining how Cody Simon got past him. The Patriots do not have to explain a thing at No. 217. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B.

That interior defensive lineman hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. They left with edge rusher solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the interior defensive lineman spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Abdul Carter
In the Round 1 slot they get a premier pass rusher. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick38 Rnd2 Tetairoa McMillan
Steal is underselling it; Tetairoa McMillan at slot 38 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick44 Rnd2 Aireontae Ersery
A straight-up fair deal on Aireontae Ersery at the 44th pick, value and slot in agreement. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick106 Rnd4 Ozzy Trapilo
The board fumbled Ozzy Trapilo all the way to the 106th overall pick, and they scooped it up. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick144 Rnd5 Jaylin Noel
Jaylin Noel at pick No. 144 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick217 Rnd7 Cody Simon
They barely believed it either: Cody Simon still on the board at No. 217. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick220 Rnd7 Jonah Monheim
They robbed the room for Jonah Monheim here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. The roster fit checks out.
Pick238 Rnd7 Tahj Brooks
Somehow Tahj Brooks was still sitting there in Round 7, Pick 22, and they pounced on premier running back value. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.