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Draft Selections
Travis Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (NE)
Travis Hunter
CB Colorado
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (NE)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (NE)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Armand Membou Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (NE)
Armand Membou
OT Missouri
Matthew Golden Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (NE)
Matthew Golden
WR Texas
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (NE)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (NE)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Colston Loveland Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (NE)
Colston Loveland
TE Michigan
Aireontae Ersery Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (NE)
Aireontae Ersery
OT Minnesota
Jahdae Barron Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (NE)
Jahdae Barron
CB Texas
Josaiah Stewart Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (NE)
Josaiah Stewart
DE-EDGE Michigan
T.J. Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 213 RND: 6 (NE)
T.J. Sanders
DT South Carolina
Wyatt Milum Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (NE)
Wyatt Milum
OT West Virginia
Cam Ward Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (NE)
Cam Ward
QB Miami
Quinshon Judkins Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (NE)
Quinshon Judkins
RB Ohio State
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (NE)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
Draft Picks Received
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (CIN)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Armand Membou Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (LAR)
Armand Membou
OT Missouri
Matthew Golden Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (ATL)
Matthew Golden
WR Texas
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (NYJ)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Jahdae Barron Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (NYJ)
Jahdae Barron
CB Texas
Josaiah Stewart Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (CIN)
Josaiah Stewart
DE-EDGE Michigan
T.J. Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 213 RND: 6 (LV)
T.J. Sanders
DT South Carolina
Quinshon Judkins Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (DAL)
Quinshon Judkins
RB Ohio State
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (DAL)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (NYJ)
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Draft Picks Traded
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (LAR)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Peny Boone Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (LV)
Peny Boone
RB UCF
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (ARI)
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Players Gained
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Malachi Corley
WR
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Michael Mayer
TE
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Jase McClellan
RB
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Kolton Miller
OT
Players traded away
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Antonio Gibson
RB
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Austin Hooper
TE
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Ben Brown
OG
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Caedan Wallace
OT
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Cole Strange
OG
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Daniel Ekuale
DT
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Demontrey Jacobs
OT
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Hunter Henry
TE
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Ja'Lynn Polk
WR
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Ja'Whaun Bentley
LB
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Jaylinn Hawkins
S
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Kayshon Boutte
WR
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Rhamondre Stevenson
RB
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Sidy Sow
OG
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Vederian Lowe
OT
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall F
ValueA NeedB TradesF FutureD-
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Patriots and Ward: F.

You build a draft on nights like this. Cam Ward had no business being available in slot 238, and the Patriots did the only sane thing and turned in the card. Little went right, and the F does not pretend otherwise.

The dealing is the wound this class cannot quite close. They are betting the present roster is worth a lighter draft next spring. The imported veterans give this class a floor the draft picks could not on their own.

They went 8 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

In short, a weekend the front office will want to forget in a hurry.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Travis Hunter
In pick No. 4 they get an island corner. More want than need.
Pick17 Rnd1 Abdul Carter
In the Round 1 slot they get a disruptor off the edge at a price that makes it sweeter. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick25 Rnd1 Ashton Jeanty
Ashton Jeanty at the 25th overall pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick26 Rnd1 Armand Membou
In slot 26 they get a long-term starter on the line, and a steal at that. A real need, handled.
Pick46 Rnd2 Matthew Golden
Matthew Golden at Round 2, Pick 14 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick69 Rnd3 Nick Emmanwori
A safety of that caliber at pick 69 is the definition of value, full stop. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick106 Rnd4 Jalon Walker
Jalon Walker in the 106th pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick110 Rnd4 Walter Nolen
Walter Nolen at No. 110 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick144 Rnd5 Colston Loveland
Colston Loveland in No. 144 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick171 Rnd5 Aireontae Ersery
The board fumbled Aireontae Ersery all the way to pick 171, and they scooped it up. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick186 Rnd6 Jahdae Barron
You do not let a cornerback like Jahdae Barron reach pick No. 186 and blink. They did not. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
Pick193 Rnd6 Josaiah Stewart
Taking Josaiah Stewart in Round 6, Pick 17 is close to grand larceny; an edge rusher that good had no business lasting this long. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick213 Rnd6 T.J. Sanders
T.J. Sanders in the 213th overall pick is a gift, value that borders on unfair. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick220 Rnd7 Wyatt Milum
They will replay Wyatt Milum at slot 220 for years; that is how good the value is. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick238 Rnd7 Cam Ward
A top-tier quarterback at a bargain, Cam Ward in the Round 7 slot, plain and simple. The roster fit checks out.
Pick239 Rnd7 Quinshon Judkins
They barely believed it either: Quinshon Judkins still on the board at the 239th pick. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick247 Rnd7 Dylan Fairchild
Steal is underselling it; Dylan Fairchild at No. 247 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.