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Draft Selections
Travis Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (NE)
Travis Hunter
CB Colorado
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (NE)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Wyatt Milum Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (NE)
Wyatt Milum
OT West Virginia
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (NE)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Tre Harris Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Tre Harris
WR Ole Miss
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 5 (NE)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Josaiah Stewart Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (NE)
Josaiah Stewart
DE-EDGE Michigan
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (NE)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
Xavier Restrepo Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (NE)
Xavier Restrepo
WR Miami
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueA- NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
The Patriots won the night they stopped Restrepo from sliding. Grade: B.

Somebody in the Round 7 slot was going to get robbed, and it turned out to be the rest of the league. The Patriots sat still while Xavier Restrepo, the No. 49 name on the board, slid all the way to them, then sprinted to the podium. It does the job without flash, and the B reflects it.

For all the activity, safety went untouched, which is hard to explain. They left with edge rusher solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick1 Rnd1 Travis Hunter
In pick No. 1 they get an island corner. Need was not the driver here.
Pick36 Rnd2 Ashton Jeanty
Ashton Jeanty in the 36th pick is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick67 Rnd3 Wyatt Milum
The board fumbled Wyatt Milum all the way to slot 67, and they scooped it up. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick79 Rnd3 Walter Nolen
Somehow Walter Nolen was still sitting there in No. 79, and they pounced on premier interior defensive lineman value. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick103 Rnd4 Tre Harris
Circle this one: Tre Harris at the 103rd overall pick is a fall that decides a draft. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick138 Rnd5 Jalon Walker
Jalon Walker at the Round 5 slot is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick219 Rnd7 Josaiah Stewart
Steal is underselling it; Josaiah Stewart at Round 7, Pick 3 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick220 Rnd7 Dylan Fairchild
You do not let an offensive lineman like Dylan Fairchild reach pick 220 and blink. They did not. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick238 Rnd7 Xavier Restrepo
They will replay Xavier Restrepo at the 238th pick for years; that is how good the value is. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.