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Tetairoa McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NE)
Tetairoa McMillan
WR Arizona
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (NE)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Jalen Royals Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (NE)
Jalen Royals
WR Utah State
Jack Nelson Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (NE)
Jack Nelson
OT Wisconsin
Ozzy Trapilo Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (NE)
Ozzy Trapilo
OT Boston College
Deontae Lawson Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (NE)
Deontae Lawson
LB Alabama
Tyler Batty Head Shot
PICK: 221 RND: 7 (NE)
Tyler Batty
DE-EDGE BYU
Elijah Arroyo Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (NE)
Elijah Arroyo
TE Miami
Jordan Hancock Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (NE)
Jordan Hancock
S Ohio State
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueB- NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
No fireworks, just a tidy B for the Patriots.

When the story of this class is written, it opens with Tyler Batty at pick 221, a reach of 94 spots that the board flatly disagrees with.

Lawson at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster. They punted on quarterback, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Tetairoa McMillan
In slot 3 they get a true top target. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick39 Rnd2 Kenneth Grant
Kenneth Grant slipping to Round 2, Pick 7 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick70 Rnd3 Jalen Royals
A clean, defensible pick in No. 70 with a little surplus value in Jalen Royals. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick80 Rnd3 Jack Nelson
Jack Nelson at pick No. 80 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. The roster fit checks out.
Pick106 Rnd4 Ozzy Trapilo
They talked themselves into Ozzy Trapilo at the 106th pick, and the board did not agree. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick141 Rnd5 Deontae Lawson
Taking Deontae Lawson in the 141st overall pick is close to grand larceny; a linebacker that good had no business lasting this long. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick221 Rnd7 Tyler Batty
Tyler Batty at No. 221 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick223 Rnd7 Elijah Arroyo
Elijah Arroyo at the 223rd overall pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick235 Rnd7 Jordan Hancock
They will replay Jordan Hancock at pick No. 235 for years; that is how good the value is. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.