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Wyatt Milum Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (NE)
Wyatt Milum
OT West Virginia
Jack Sawyer Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (NE)
Jack Sawyer
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (NE)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Jalen Royals Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (NE)
Jalen Royals
WR Utah State
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (NE)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Ajani Cornelius Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (NE)
Ajani Cornelius
OT Oregon
Benjamin Morrison Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (NE)
Benjamin Morrison
CB Notre Dame
Logan Parr Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 7 (NE)
Logan Parr
OG SMU
Luke Lachey Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (NE)
Luke Lachey
TE Iowa
Seth McLaughlin Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (NE)
Seth McLaughlin
C Ohio State
Ar'maj Reed-Adams Head Shot
PICK: 256 RND: 7 (NE)
Ar'maj Reed-Adams
OG Texas A&M
Draft Picks Received
Wyatt Milum Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (CLE)
Wyatt Milum
OT West Virginia
Jack Sawyer Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (CLE)
Jack Sawyer
DE-EDGE Ohio State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (CLE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (CLE)
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Draft Picks Traded
Shedeur Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (CLE)
Shedeur Sanders
QB Colorado
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesC- FutureA
The Patriots checked most of the boxes and earned a B-.

The Patriots treated their own grade as gospel and everyone else's as noise, spending the 236th pick on Seth McLaughlin a full 53 spots early. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B-.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped interior defensive lineman, which is a strange place to end up. Henderson at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster. The hoard sets up next April more than it helps this September.

The dealing tilted against them, just enough to notice.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but interior defensive lineman.

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Wyatt Milum
In slot 8 they get a long-term starter on the line, even if it was a touch early.
Pick39 Rnd2 Jack Sawyer
Jack Sawyer in No. 39 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick41 Rnd2 Tyler Warren
They liked Tyler Warren enough to skip the value, taking him in the 41st pick. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick72 Rnd3 Jalen Royals
Jalen Royals in the 72nd overall pick is fair value, right on his grade. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick86 Rnd3 TreVeyon Henderson
TreVeyon Henderson at Round 3, Pick 22 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick108 Rnd4 Ajani Cornelius
Ajani Cornelius at pick 108 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the offensive lineman. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick144 Rnd5 Benjamin Morrison
A clean, defensible pick in pick No. 144 with a little surplus value in Benjamin Morrison. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick218 Rnd7 Logan Parr
Logan Parr at the 218th overall pick is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick220 Rnd7 Luke Lachey
By-the-book stuff, Luke Lachey at Round 7, Pick 6 squarely in line with his ranking. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick236 Rnd7 Seth McLaughlin
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Seth McLaughlin well ahead of where he belonged. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick256 Rnd7 Ar'maj Reed-Adams
A real head-scratcher, Ar'maj Reed-Adams in pick 256 is miles ahead of his ranking. The roster fit checks out.