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Tetairoa McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (NE)
Tetairoa McMillan
WR Arizona
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (NE)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (NE)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (NE)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
Jermari Harris Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (NE)
Jermari Harris
CB Iowa
Elic Ayomanor Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Elic Ayomanor
WR Stanford
Deontae Lawson Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 5 (NE)
Deontae Lawson
LB Alabama
Brashard Smith Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (NE)
Brashard Smith
RB SMU
Jonah Monheim Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (NE)
Jonah Monheim
C USC
Tahj Brooks Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (NE)
Tahj Brooks
RB Texas Tech
Draft Picks Received
Tetairoa McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Tetairoa McMillan
WR Arizona
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NYJ)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
Jermari Harris Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (NYJ)
Jermari Harris
CB Iowa
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (NYJ)
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Draft Picks Traded
Travis Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Travis Hunter
CB Colorado
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall C+
ValueB+ NeedB+ TradesF FutureA
Best value of the weekend goes to the Patriots for Brooks: C+.

Somebody in the 238th overall pick was going to get robbed, and it turned out to be the rest of the league. The Patriots sat still while Tahj Brooks, the No. 115 name on the board, slid all the way to them, then sprinted to the podium. Call it a C+ and check back in two years.

Overpaying at the table undid a lot of the good work elsewhere. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped edge rusher, which is a strange place to end up.

Reaching for Jackson left real value on the table behind him.

The verdict is a shrug for now, with the swing picks left to write the real ending.

Pick Analysis
Pick7 Rnd1 Tetairoa McMillan
In the Round 1 slot they get a home-run threat at receiver at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick36 Rnd2 Kenneth Grant
Kenneth Grant at Round 2, Pick 4 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick38 Rnd2 Tyler Booker
They took Tyler Booker at par in pick 38, which is nothing to complain about. It fills a real need, too.
Pick67 Rnd3 Donovan Jackson
Donovan Jackson at slot 67 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick79 Rnd3 Jihaad Campbell
Jihaad Campbell in No. 79 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick95 Rnd3 Jermari Harris
Fair-plus on Jermari Harris, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick103 Rnd4 Elic Ayomanor
Good price on Elic Ayomanor in the 103rd pick, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick138 Rnd5 Deontae Lawson
You do not let a linebacker like Deontae Lawson reach the 138th overall pick and blink. They did not. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
Pick219 Rnd7 Brashard Smith
They robbed the room for Brashard Smith here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick220 Rnd7 Jonah Monheim
A slide stopped in pick No. 220, with Jonah Monheim worth more than the price. The roster fit checks out.
Pick238 Rnd7 Tahj Brooks
Somehow Tahj Brooks was still sitting there in slot 238, and they pounced on premier running back value. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.