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Draft Selections
Tetairoa McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (NE)
Tetairoa McMillan
WR Arizona
Marcus Mbow Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (NE)
Marcus Mbow
OT Purdue
Aireontae Ersery Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
Aireontae Ersery
OT Minnesota
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (NE)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Mason Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (NE)
Mason Taylor
TE LSU
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (NE)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (NE)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (NE)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Billy Bowman Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (NE)
Billy Bowman Jr.
S Oklahoma
Cody Simon Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (NE)
Cody Simon
LB Ohio State
Riley Leonard Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 6 (NE)
Riley Leonard
QB Notre Dame
Raheim Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (NE)
Raheim Sanders
RB South Carolina
Ajani Cornelius Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (NE)
Ajani Cornelius
OT Oregon
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (NE)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
Jack Kiser Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (NE)
Jack Kiser
LB Notre Dame
Robert Longerbeam Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (NE)
Robert Longerbeam
CB Rutgers
Draft Picks Received
Tetairoa McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (IND)
Tetairoa McMillan
WR Arizona
Marcus Mbow Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (IND)
Marcus Mbow
OT Purdue
Mason Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (DEN)
Mason Taylor
TE LSU
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (TEN)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (DEN)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Billy Bowman Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (LAC)
Billy Bowman Jr.
S Oklahoma
Riley Leonard Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 6 (TEN)
Riley Leonard
QB Notre Dame
Raheim Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (LAC)
Raheim Sanders
RB South Carolina
Jack Kiser Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (CAR)
Jack Kiser
LB Notre Dame
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (IND)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (LAC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (CAR)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (IND)
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Draft Picks Traded
Shavon Revel Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (IND)
Shavon Revel Jr.
CB East Carolina
Tyleik Williams Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (DEN)
Tyleik Williams
DT Ohio State
Players Gained
Head Shot
Devaughn Vele
WR
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B+
ValueB+ NeedB TradesC+ FutureA+
The Patriots won the night they stopped Leonard from sliding. Grade: B+.

This is the pick they will still be bragging about in July: Riley Leonard, the No. 127 name on the board, stolen at the Round 6 slot.

For all the activity, edge rusher went untouched, which is hard to explain. The future picks help the war chest more than the win-now roster. Wide receiver is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

The Devaughn Vele deal gives the class an established piece to lean on.

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick14 Rnd1 Tetairoa McMillan
In the 14th overall pick they get a No. 1 receiver. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick45 Rnd2 Marcus Mbow
By-the-book stuff, Marcus Mbow at slot 45 squarely in line with his ranking. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick69 Rnd3 Aireontae Ersery
Taking Aireontae Ersery in pick 69 is close to grand larceny; an offensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick77 Rnd3 Jayden Higgins
Jayden Higgins at pick No. 77 is money in the bank, a wide receiver taken below his worth. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick85 Rnd3 Mason Taylor
Mason Taylor at the 85th pick nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick106 Rnd4 Cam Skattebo
Good price on Cam Skattebo in the Round 4 slot, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick120 Rnd4 Dylan Fairchild
They read the board right and Dylan Fairchild was the payoff at No. 120. The roster fit checks out.
Pick122 Rnd4 Kevin Winston Jr.
Kevin Winston Jr. in Round 4, Pick 20 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick125 Rnd4 Billy Bowman Jr.
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Billy Bowman Jr. at pick No. 125. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick144 Rnd5 Cody Simon
A linebacker of that caliber at the 144th pick is the definition of value, full stop. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick178 Rnd6 Riley Leonard
You do not let a quarterback like Riley Leonard reach Round 6, Pick 2 and blink. They did not. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick214 Rnd6 Raheim Sanders
Raheim Sanders at pick 214 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It fills a real need, too.
Pick217 Rnd7 Ajani Cornelius
Ajani Cornelius at the 217th overall pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick220 Rnd7 Oronde Gadsden II
A top-tier tight end at a bargain, Oronde Gadsden II in No. 220, plain and simple. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick230 Rnd7 Jack Kiser
They robbed the room for Jack Kiser here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
Pick238 Rnd7 Robert Longerbeam
Robert Longerbeam in the Round 7 slot is a gift, value that borders on unfair. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.