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Draft Selections
Tetairoa McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (NE)
Tetairoa McMillan
WR Arizona
Wyatt Milum Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Wyatt Milum
OT West Virginia
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Jahdae Barron Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (NE)
Jahdae Barron
CB Texas
Ashton Gillotte Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (NE)
Ashton Gillotte
DL-EDGE Louisville
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (NE)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (NE)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
Aireontae Ersery Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (NE)
Aireontae Ersery
OT Minnesota
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (NE)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueA- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Fairchild should have been long gone. The Patriots pounced, and earned a B.

Somebody in No. 241 was going to get robbed, and it turned out to be the rest of the league. The Patriots sat still while Dylan Fairchild, the No. 56 name on the board, slid all the way to them, then sprinted to the podium. The bottom line is a respectable B.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through interior defensive lineman. On the needs board they went 6 of 8, with edge rusher the one that mattered most.

The skill positions did well by the weekend.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Tetairoa McMillan
A straight-up fair deal on Tetairoa McMillan at No. 4, value and slot in agreement. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick38 Rnd2 Wyatt Milum
A top-tier offensive lineman at a bargain, Wyatt Milum in the Round 2 slot, plain and simple. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick69 Rnd3 Nick Emmanwori
A safety of that caliber at Round 3, Pick 5 is the definition of value, full stop. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick77 Rnd3 Jahdae Barron
Jahdae Barron at pick 77 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick105 Rnd4 Ashton Gillotte
Steal is underselling it; Ashton Gillotte at pick No. 105 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick143 Rnd5 Ashton Jeanty
Ashton Jeanty at the 143rd pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It fills a real need, too.
Pick217 Rnd7 Oronde Gadsden II
Oronde Gadsden II at slot 217 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick220 Rnd7 Aireontae Ersery
They will replay Aireontae Ersery at the 220th overall pick for years; that is how good the value is. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick241 Rnd7 Dylan Fairchild
Taking Dylan Fairchild in pick 241 is close to grand larceny; an offensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.