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Draft Selections
Travis Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (NE)
Travis Hunter
CB Colorado
Aireontae Ersery Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Aireontae Ersery
OT Minnesota
Marcus Mbow Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
Marcus Mbow
OT Purdue
Jaylin Noel Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (NE)
Jaylin Noel
WR Iowa State
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (NE)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
LeQuint Allen Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (NE)
LeQuint Allen
RB Syracuse
Jalen Rivers Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (NE)
Jalen Rivers
OT Miami
CJ West Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (NE)
CJ West
DT Indiana
Alijah Huzzie Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (NE)
Alijah Huzzie
CB North Carolina
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
The Patriots won the night they stopped West from sliding. Grade: B-.

The board owed the Patriots one, and it paid up: CJ West, the No. 189 name on the board, sitting there at No. 220 like a gift left on the doorstep.

The edge rusher spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. They left with wide receiver solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off. The back end got a real overhaul.

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Travis Hunter
In the 4th overall pick they get a potential shutdown corner at fair value. More want than need.
Pick38 Rnd2 Aireontae Ersery
Aireontae Ersery at the 38th pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick69 Rnd3 Marcus Mbow
You do not let an offensive lineman like Marcus Mbow reach pick 69 and blink. They did not. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick77 Rnd3 Jaylin Noel
A tidy bit of business in No. 77, where Jaylin Noel graded well above the range. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick106 Rnd4 Cam Skattebo
Cam Skattebo at the Round 4 slot is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It fills a real need, too.
Pick144 Rnd5 LeQuint Allen
Fair-plus on LeQuint Allen, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick171 Rnd5 Jalen Rivers
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Jalen Rivers in Round 5, Pick 33. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick220 Rnd7 CJ West
Circle this one: CJ West at pick No. 220 is a fall that decides a draft. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick238 Rnd7 Alijah Huzzie
They read the board right and Alijah Huzzie was the payoff at Round 7, Pick 22. Stacking talent where they were already deep.