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Tetairoa McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (NE)
Tetairoa McMillan
WR Arizona
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (NE)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (NE)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Ajani Cornelius Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (NE)
Ajani Cornelius
OT Oregon
Denzel Burke Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (NE)
Denzel Burke
CB Ohio State
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (NE)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Emery Jones Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (NE)
Emery Jones Jr.
OT LSU
Evan Stewart Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (NE)
Evan Stewart
WR Oregon
Deontae Lawson Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (NE)
Deontae Lawson
LB Alabama
Elijah Arroyo Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (NE)
Elijah Arroyo
TE Miami
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 221 RND: 7 (NE)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Nicholas Singleton Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (NE)
Nicholas Singleton
RB Penn State
Miles Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (NE)
Miles Frazier
OG LSU
Joey Slackman Head Shot
PICK: 253 RND: 7 (NE)
Joey Slackman
DL Florida
Draft Picks Received
Tetairoa McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Tetairoa McMillan
WR Arizona
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (NO)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (NYJ)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Evan Stewart Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (NO)
Evan Stewart
WR Oregon
Elijah Arroyo Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (NO)
Elijah Arroyo
TE Miami
Joey Slackman Head Shot
PICK: 253 RND: 7 (NO)
Joey Slackman
DL Florida
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (NO)
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Draft Picks Traded
Travis Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Travis Hunter
CB Colorado
Players Gained
Head Shot
Will Harris
CB
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB+ FutureB-
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Patriots and Singleton: B.

Thirty-one other rooms let Nicholas Singleton slide, and the Patriots were the ones holding the card at pick 223. Highway robbery.

If Jones Jr. pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about. The edge rusher spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

Job largely done: wide receiver settled and 6 of 8 of the wish list covered.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the edge rusher spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Tetairoa McMillan
In No. 8 they get a difference-maker at receiver. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick39 Rnd2 Emeka Egbuka
A quiet steal in pick No. 39: Emeka Egbuka for less than the market said. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick42 Rnd2 Kenneth Grant
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Kenneth Grant at the Round 2 slot is the proof. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick70 Rnd3 Ajani Cornelius
This one needs a full-page explanation: Ajani Cornelius in the 70th overall pick, miles early. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick80 Rnd3 Denzel Burke
Value with a capital V on Denzel Burke in the 80th pick, a genuine coup. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick95 Rnd3 Xavier Watts
Taking Xavier Watts in slot 95 is close to grand larceny; a safety that good had no business lasting this long. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick106 Rnd4 Emery Jones Jr.
A real head-scratcher, Emery Jones Jr. in pick 106 is miles ahead of his ranking. It fills a real need, too.
Pick111 Rnd4 Evan Stewart
A slide stopped in Round 4, Pick 10, with Evan Stewart worth more than the price. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick141 Rnd5 Deontae Lawson
Deontae Lawson in pick No. 141 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick185 Rnd6 Elijah Arroyo
By-the-book stuff, Elijah Arroyo at the 185th overall pick squarely in line with his ranking. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick221 Rnd7 Jake Slaughter
A offensive lineman of that caliber at No. 221 is the definition of value, full stop. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick223 Rnd7 Nicholas Singleton
The board fumbled Nicholas Singleton all the way to the Round 7 slot, and they scooped it up. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick235 Rnd7 Miles Frazier
You do not let an offensive lineman like Miles Frazier reach pick 235 and blink. They did not. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick253 Rnd7 Joey Slackman
Joey Slackman at the 253rd pick is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.