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Draft Selections
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (NE)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (NE)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Xavier Restrepo Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (NE)
Xavier Restrepo
WR Miami
Aireontae Ersery Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Aireontae Ersery
OT Minnesota
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (NE)
Kenneth Grant
DL Michigan
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (NE)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (NE)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Quinshon Judkins Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (NE)
Quinshon Judkins
RB Ohio State
Harold Perkins Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 213 RND: 6 (NE)
Harold Perkins Jr.
LB LSU
Lathan Ransom Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (NE)
Lathan Ransom
S Ohio State
Hunter Wohler Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (NE)
Hunter Wohler
S Wisconsin
Jonah Monheim Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (NE)
Jonah Monheim
C USC
Draft Picks Received
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (CLE)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Xavier Restrepo Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (CLE)
Xavier Restrepo
WR Miami
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (CLE)
Kenneth Grant
DL Michigan
Harold Perkins Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 213 RND: 6 (CLE)
Harold Perkins Jr.
LB LSU
Draft Picks Traded
Kelvin Banks Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (CLE)
Kelvin Banks Jr.
OT Texas
Players Gained
Head Shot
Zak Zinter
OG
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B+
ValueB+ NeedB TradesA+ FutureB-
Grand theft in pick 213: the Patriots steal Perkins Jr. and grade out a B+.

You build a draft on nights like this. Harold Perkins Jr. had no business being available in pick No. 213, and the Patriots did the only sane thing and turned in the card. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B+.

They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own. A whole weekend of picks and edge rusher is somehow still a want.

The Ersery pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over.

Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Ashton Jeanty
In pick 8 they get an every-down engine for the run game. A real need, handled.
Pick36 Rnd2 Tate Ratledge
Tate Ratledge in the 36th pick is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick39 Rnd2 Xavier Restrepo
Xavier Restrepo in the 39th overall pick is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick68 Rnd3 Aireontae Ersery
They jumped the gun on Aireontae Ersery, taking him earlier than his grade liked. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick70 Rnd3 Kenneth Grant
Kenneth Grant at Round 3, Pick 6 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick83 Rnd3 Smael Mondon Jr.
Smael Mondon Jr. in No. 83 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick105 Rnd4 Xavier Watts
Circle this one: Xavier Watts at the Round 4 slot is a fall that decides a draft. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick142 Rnd5 Quinshon Judkins
The board fumbled Quinshon Judkins all the way to pick No. 142, and they scooped it up. It fills a real need, too.
Pick213 Rnd6 Harold Perkins Jr.
Steal is underselling it; Harold Perkins Jr. at No. 213 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
Pick220 Rnd7 Lathan Ransom
A safety of that caliber at slot 220 is the definition of value, full stop. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick224 Rnd7 Hunter Wohler
The board had Hunter Wohler higher than pick 224, and the safety fell to them anyway. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick241 Rnd7 Jonah Monheim
Jonah Monheim in the 241st pick is a gift, value that borders on unfair. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.