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Travis Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NE)
Travis Hunter
CB Colorado
Wyatt Milum Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (NE)
Wyatt Milum
OT West Virginia
Jalen Royals Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (NE)
Jalen Royals
WR Utah State
Aireontae Ersery Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (NE)
Aireontae Ersery
OT Minnesota
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (NE)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Tre Harris Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (NE)
Tre Harris
WR Ole Miss
Deontae Lawson Head Shot
PICK: 221 RND: 7 (NE)
Deontae Lawson
LB Alabama
Trey Amos Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (NE)
Trey Amos
CB Ole Miss
Kyle Kennard Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (NE)
Kyle Kennard
DE-EDGE South Carolina
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueA- NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
The Patriots robbed the room for Amos. Final grade: B.

Somebody in slot 223 was going to get robbed, and it turned out to be the rest of the league. The Patriots sat still while Trey Amos, the No. 60 name on the board, slid all the way to them, then sprinted to the podium. Good, not great, and the B says as much.

Leaving safety unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. They left with edge rusher solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

Good work on the whole, with safety the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Travis Hunter
In Round 1, Pick 3 they get a sticky cover corner at fair value.
Pick39 Rnd2 Wyatt Milum
Circle this one: Wyatt Milum at No. 39 is a fall that decides a draft. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick70 Rnd3 Jalen Royals
A market-rate wide receiver, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Jalen Royals. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick80 Rnd3 Aireontae Ersery
Aireontae Ersery at slot 80 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick106 Rnd4 Walter Nolen
They barely believed it either: Walter Nolen still on the board at pick 106. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick141 Rnd5 Tre Harris
They will replay Tre Harris at the 141st overall pick for years; that is how good the value is. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick221 Rnd7 Deontae Lawson
A linebacker of that caliber at the Round 7 slot is the definition of value, full stop. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick223 Rnd7 Trey Amos
They robbed the room for Trey Amos here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
Pick235 Rnd7 Kyle Kennard
Kyle Kennard in the Round 7 slot is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.