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Draft Selections
Denzel Boston Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (NE)
Denzel Boston
WR Washington
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (NE)
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
S Toledo
Bryce Lance Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (NE)
Bryce Lance
WR North Dakota State
Davison Igbinosun Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (NE)
Davison Igbinosun
CB Ohio State
Jude Bowry Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (NE)
Jude Bowry
OT Boston College
Mikail Kamara Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (NE)
Mikail Kamara
DE-EDGE Indiana
Zxavian Harris Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (NE)
Zxavian Harris
DT Ole Miss
George Gumbs Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (NE)
George Gumbs Jr.
DE-EDGE Florida
VJ Payne Head Shot
PICK: 191 RND: 6 (NE)
VJ Payne
S Kansas State
John Michael Gyllenborg Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (NE)
John Michael Gyllenborg
TE Wyoming
Logan Fano Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (NE)
Logan Fano
DE-EDGE Utah
Thaddeus Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (NE)
Thaddeus Dixon
CB North Carolina
Trey Zuhn III Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (NE)
Trey Zuhn III
OT Texas A&M
Adam Randall Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (NE)
Adam Randall
RB Clemson
Draft Picks Received
Bryce Lance Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (DET)
Bryce Lance
WR North Dakota State
Jude Bowry Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (DET)
Jude Bowry
OT Boston College
Zxavian Harris Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (DET)
Zxavian Harris
DT Ole Miss
George Gumbs Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (BAL)
George Gumbs Jr.
DE-EDGE Florida
Trey Zuhn III Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (DET)
Trey Zuhn III
OT Texas A&M
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (DET)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (BAL)
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Draft Picks Traded
Brian Parker II Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (DET)
Brian Parker II
OT Duke
Zane Durant Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (BAL)
Zane Durant
DT Penn State
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Good, not great, for the Patriots: B-.

The tape said wait; the Patriots did not. George Gumbs Jr. went at the 173rd overall pick, a good 95 picks before the board was ready.

That Lance pick is the receipt they will wave around later. The quarterback spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

They went 7 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick Analysis
Pick31 Rnd1 Denzel Boston
In the 31st pick they get a No. 1 receiver at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick63 Rnd2 Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
A tidy bit of business in No. 63, where Emmanuel McNeil-Warren graded well above the range. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick118 Rnd4 Bryce Lance
They robbed the room for Bryce Lance here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick125 Rnd4 Davison Igbinosun
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Davison Igbinosun in pick 125. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick128 Rnd4 Jude Bowry
Jude Bowry at the 128th overall pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick131 Rnd4 Mikail Kamara
Mikail Kamara at the Round 4 slot is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick157 Rnd5 Zxavian Harris
Zxavian Harris at slot 157 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick173 Rnd5 George Gumbs Jr.
Value said wait; George Gumbs Jr. in No. 173 says they were not listening. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick191 Rnd6 VJ Payne
VJ Payne at the 191st overall pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick198 Rnd6 John Michael Gyllenborg
John Michael Gyllenborg at the Round 6 slot is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick202 Rnd6 Logan Fano
A real head-scratcher, Logan Fano in pick No. 202 is miles ahead of his ranking. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick212 Rnd6 Thaddeus Dixon
Thaddeus Dixon in pick 212 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
Pick222 Rnd7 Trey Zuhn III
They reached a country mile for Trey Zuhn III at the 222nd pick, and the board is aghast. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick247 Rnd7 Adam Randall
This one needs a full-page explanation: Adam Randall in Round 7, Pick 31, miles early. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.