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Draft Selections
Travis Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (NE)
Travis Hunter
CB Colorado
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (NE)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Tre Harris Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Tre Harris
WR Ole Miss
Wyatt Milum Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (NE)
Wyatt Milum
OT West Virginia
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 3 (NE)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (NE)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (NE)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Harold Fannin Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (NE)
Harold Fannin Jr.
TE Bowling Green
Josaiah Stewart Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (NE)
Josaiah Stewart
DE-EDGE Michigan
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (NE)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
Malachi Moore Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (NE)
Malachi Moore
S Alabama
T.J. Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (NE)
T.J. Sanders
DT South Carolina
Kyle Kennard Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (NE)
Kyle Kennard
DE-EDGE South Carolina
Draft Picks Received
Travis Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (LV)
Travis Hunter
CB Colorado
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (LV)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Wyatt Milum Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (LAR)
Wyatt Milum
OT West Virginia
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 3 (MIA)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (MIA)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Josaiah Stewart Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (MIA)
Josaiah Stewart
DE-EDGE Michigan
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (LV)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (LV)
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Draft Picks Traded
Shedeur Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (LV)
Shedeur Sanders
QB Colorado
Charles Grant Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (LAR)
Charles Grant
OT William & Mary
Hollin Pierce Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (MIA)
Hollin Pierce
OT Rutgers
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (ATL)
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Players Gained
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Jakobi Meyers
WR
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Kolton Miller
OT
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Puka Nacua
WR
Players traded away
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Chukwuma Okorafor
OT
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Rhamondre Stevenson
RB
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B+
ValueA NeedB TradesA+ FutureC+
The Patriots won the night they stopped Sanders from sliding. Grade: B+.

Somewhere a general manager is explaining how T.J. Sanders got past him. The Patriots do not have to explain a thing at the 220th overall pick. Call it a sensible B+, earned the boring way.

They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast. The quarterback spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

The Patriots paired the rookies with proven help, Kolton Miller leading the way. They left with edge rusher solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick6 Rnd1 Travis Hunter
In the Round 1 slot they get a potential shutdown corner at fair value. Need was not the driver here.
Pick37 Rnd2 Ashton Jeanty
You do not let a running back like Ashton Jeanty reach No. 37 and blink. They did not. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick38 Rnd2 Tre Harris
Tre Harris slid further than he should have, and pick 38 is lovely value for the wide receiver. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick85 Rnd3 Wyatt Milum
They robbed the room for Wyatt Milum here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick98 Rnd3 Walter Nolen
The board fumbled Walter Nolen all the way to Round 3, Pick 34, and they scooped it up. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick99 Rnd3 Jalon Walker
Somehow Jalon Walker was still sitting there in the 99th pick, and they pounced on premier linebacker value. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick105 Rnd4 Tate Ratledge
Circle this one: Tate Ratledge at pick No. 105 is a fall that decides a draft. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick143 Rnd5 Harold Fannin Jr.
Harold Fannin Jr. in slot 143 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick149 Rnd5 Josaiah Stewart
They will replay Josaiah Stewart at the 149th pick for years; that is how good the value is. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick212 Rnd6 Jihaad Campbell
Jihaad Campbell at slot 212 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
Pick217 Rnd7 Malachi Moore
A top-tier safety at a bargain, Malachi Moore in Round 7, Pick 1, plain and simple. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick220 Rnd7 T.J. Sanders
T.J. Sanders at No. 220 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick241 Rnd7 Kyle Kennard
Steal is underselling it; Kyle Kennard at pick No. 241 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.