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Pats draft Scit2025

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Draft Selections
Travis Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (NE)
Travis Hunter
CB Colorado
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Wyatt Milum Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Wyatt Milum
OT West Virginia
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Tre Harris Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (NE)
Tre Harris
WR Ole Miss
Josaiah Stewart Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (NE)
Josaiah Stewart
DE-EDGE Michigan
Colston Loveland Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (NE)
Colston Loveland
TE Michigan
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (NE)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (NE)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
Jack Bech Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (NE)
Jack Bech
WR TCU
Aireontae Ersery Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 6 (NE)
Aireontae Ersery
OT Minnesota
Trey Amos Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (NE)
Trey Amos
CB Ole Miss
T.J. Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (NE)
T.J. Sanders
DT South Carolina
Quinshon Judkins Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (NE)
Quinshon Judkins
RB Ohio State
Xavier Restrepo Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (NE)
Xavier Restrepo
WR Miami
Draft Picks Received
Travis Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (CAR)
Travis Hunter
CB Colorado
Wyatt Milum Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (LV)
Wyatt Milum
OT West Virginia
Tre Harris Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (LAC)
Tre Harris
WR Ole Miss
Colston Loveland Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (LAC)
Colston Loveland
TE Michigan
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (LAC)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
Jack Bech Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (CAR)
Jack Bech
WR TCU
Aireontae Ersery Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 6 (LV)
Aireontae Ersery
OT Minnesota
Trey Amos Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (LV)
Trey Amos
CB Ole Miss
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (CAR)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (LAC)
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Draft Picks Traded
JT Tuimoloau Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (CAR)
JT Tuimoloau
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Derrick Harmon Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (LAC)
Derrick Harmon
DT Oregon
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (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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Hunter Henry
TE
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Jacoby Brissett
QB
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Javon Baker
WR
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Kayshon Boutte
WR
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Rhamondre Stevenson
RB
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Vederian Lowe
OT
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall D
ValueA NeedB- TradesF FutureB
Best value of the weekend goes to the Patriots for Sanders: D.

The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: T.J. Sanders, the 217th pick, roughly 175 picks past where he belonged.

The trades bled value they could not afford to lose. The safety spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. The veteran additions, Kolton Miller chief among them, give the class a floor the rookies alone would not.

Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even, and safety is still a hole.

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Travis Hunter
In pick No. 8 they get a press-man option on the boundary at fair value.
Pick38 Rnd2 Ashton Jeanty
Ashton Jeanty in the 38th pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick68 Rnd3 Wyatt Milum
They barely believed it either: Wyatt Milum still on the board at pick 68. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick69 Rnd3 Jalon Walker
Jalon Walker at Round 3, Pick 5 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick86 Rnd3 Tre Harris
They will replay Tre Harris at No. 86 for years; that is how good the value is. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick104 Rnd4 Josaiah Stewart
A edge rusher of that caliber at the 104th overall pick is the definition of value, full stop. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick123 Rnd4 Colston Loveland
Somehow Colston Loveland was still sitting there in the Round 4 slot, and they pounced on premier tight end value. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick143 Rnd5 Walter Nolen
Walter Nolen in slot 143 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick157 Rnd5 Jihaad Campbell
The board fumbled Jihaad Campbell all the way to the Round 5 slot, and they scooped it up. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Pick162 Rnd5 Jack Bech
Jack Bech at pick 162 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick178 Rnd6 Aireontae Ersery
Aireontae Ersery in pick No. 178 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick212 Rnd6 Trey Amos
Steal is underselling it; Trey Amos at Round 6, Pick 37 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.
Pick217 Rnd7 T.J. Sanders
Circle this one: T.J. Sanders at the 217th overall pick is a fall that decides a draft. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick220 Rnd7 Quinshon Judkins
Quinshon Judkins at slot 220 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick238 Rnd7 Xavier Restrepo
You do not let a wide receiver like Xavier Restrepo reach the 238th pick and blink. They did not. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.