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Draft Selections
Tetairoa McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (NE)
Tetairoa McMillan
WR Arizona
Aireontae Ersery Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Aireontae Ersery
OT Minnesota
Ozzy Trapilo Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
Ozzy Trapilo
OT Boston College
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (NE)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (NE)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Patriots checked most of the boxes and earned a B-.

Every other box got a look, but edge rusher did not. The Patriots will head to camp with the same hole they walked in with. The bottom line is a respectable B-.

They are betting Trapilo proves the room right and everyone else wrong. If one pick saves this weekend, it is Higgins.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Tetairoa McMillan
They paid sticker price for Tetairoa McMillan in the Round 1 slot, and that is fine. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick38 Rnd2 Aireontae Ersery
They went early on Aireontae Ersery in the 38th overall pick, and the value did not follow. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick69 Rnd3 Ozzy Trapilo
A premium they did not need to pay, Ozzy Trapilo a notch or two before his time. It fills a real need, too.
Pick77 Rnd3 Jayden Higgins
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Jayden Higgins at Round 3, Pick 13 is the proof. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick106 Rnd4 Cam Skattebo
Cam Skattebo at slot 106 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the running back. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.