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Draft Selections
Travis Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (NE)
Travis Hunter
CB Colorado
Princely Umanmielen Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (NE)
Princely Umanmielen
DE-EDGE Ole Miss
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Wyatt Milum Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (NE)
Wyatt Milum
OT West Virginia
Tre Harris Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (NE)
Tre Harris
WR Ole Miss
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (NE)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (NE)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Xavier Restrepo Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (NE)
Xavier Restrepo
WR Miami
Cam Ward Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (NE)
Cam Ward
QB Miami
T.J. Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (NE)
T.J. Sanders
DT South Carolina
Kyle Kennard Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 6 (NE)
Kyle Kennard
DE-EDGE South Carolina
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (NE)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (NE)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
Draft Picks Received
Travis Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (LV)
Travis Hunter
CB Colorado
Princely Umanmielen Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (LV)
Princely Umanmielen
DE-EDGE Ole Miss
Wyatt Milum Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (CHI)
Wyatt Milum
OT West Virginia
Tre Harris Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (LV)
Tre Harris
WR Ole Miss
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (LV)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Xavier Restrepo Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (LV)
Xavier Restrepo
WR Miami
Cam Ward Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (CAR)
Cam Ward
QB Miami
T.J. Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (CAR)
T.J. Sanders
DT South Carolina
Kyle Kennard Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 6 (LV)
Kyle Kennard
DE-EDGE South Carolina
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (LAC)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (LV)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (LAC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (LV)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (LV)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (CAR)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (CIN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Shedeur Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (LV)
Shedeur Sanders
QB Colorado
Cobee Bryant Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (LV)
Cobee Bryant
CB Kansas
Logan Parr Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (CHI)
Logan Parr
OG SMU
Hayden Conner Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (LV)
Hayden Conner
OG Texas
Quinshon Judkins Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (LV)
Quinshon Judkins
RB Ohio State
Brady Cook Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (CHI)
Brady Cook
QB Missouri
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (ATL)
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Players Gained
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Michael Mayer
TE
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Jakobi Meyers
WR
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Kolton Miller
OT
Players traded away
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Austin Hooper
TE
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Chukwuma Okorafor
OT
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Cole Strange
OG
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Jacoby Brissett
QB
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Kayshon Boutte
WR
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Kendrick Bourne
WR
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Rhamondre Stevenson
RB
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Tyquan Thornton
WR
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Vederian Lowe
OT
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueA NeedB TradesD FutureC+
The Patriots robbed the room for Fairchild. Final grade: B-.

Somewhere a general manager is explaining how Dylan Fairchild got past him. The Patriots do not have to explain a thing at the Round 7 slot. It does the job without flash, and the B- reflects it.

They lost the exchange badly enough to drag the whole class down. They will regret leaving safety for another day if the season turns on it.

The veteran additions, Kolton Miller chief among them, give the class a floor the rookies alone would not. Edge rusher is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick6 Rnd1 Travis Hunter
In pick 6 they get a ballhawk on the outside at fair value.
Pick37 Rnd2 Princely Umanmielen
Princely Umanmielen in slot 37 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick38 Rnd2 Ashton Jeanty
Steal is underselling it; Ashton Jeanty at the 38th overall pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It fills a real need, too.
Pick39 Rnd2 Wyatt Milum
Wyatt Milum in pick No. 39 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick73 Rnd3 Tre Harris
They barely believed it either: Tre Harris still on the board at the 73rd pick. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick104 Rnd4 Jalon Walker
You do not let a linebacker like Jalon Walker reach Round 4, Pick 3 and blink. They did not. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick106 Rnd4 Walter Nolen
They robbed the room for Walter Nolen here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick142 Rnd5 Xavier Restrepo
Xavier Restrepo at No. 142 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick145 Rnd5 Cam Ward
Circle this one: Cam Ward at pick No. 145 is a fall that decides a draft. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick163 Rnd5 T.J. Sanders
T.J. Sanders at No. 163 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick178 Rnd6 Kyle Kennard
Somehow Kyle Kennard was still sitting there in slot 178, and they pounced on premier edge rusher value. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick179 Rnd6 Jihaad Campbell
Taking Jihaad Campbell in Round 6, Pick 4 is close to grand larceny; a linebacker that good had no business lasting this long. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Pick217 Rnd7 Dylan Fairchild
A top-tier offensive lineman at a bargain, Dylan Fairchild in the 217th overall pick, plain and simple. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.