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Draft Selections
Jordyn Tyson Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (NE)
Jordyn Tyson
WR Arizona State
Lee Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (NE)
Lee Hunter
DT Texas Tech
Jake Golday Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (NE)
Jake Golday
OLB Cincinnati
Jack Endries Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (NE)
Jack Endries
TE Texas
Tacario Davis Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (NE)
Tacario Davis
CB Washington
Nicholas Singleton Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (NE)
Nicholas Singleton
RB Penn State
Charles Demmings Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (NE)
Charles Demmings
CB Stephen F. Austin
Travis Burke Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (NE)
Travis Burke
OT Memphis
Kaleb Elarms-Orr Head Shot
PICK: 191 RND: 6 (NE)
Kaleb Elarms-Orr
LB TCU
Taylen Green Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (NE)
Taylen Green
QB Arkansas
Jeff Caldwell Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (NE)
Jeff Caldwell
WR Cincinnati
Ephesians Prysock Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (NE)
Ephesians Prysock
CB Washington
Nick Barrett Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (NE)
Nick Barrett
DL South Carolina
Eli Heidenreich Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (NE)
Eli Heidenreich
WR Navy
Draft Picks Received
Jake Golday Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (DET)
Jake Golday
OLB Cincinnati
Tacario Davis Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (DET)
Tacario Davis
CB Washington
Charles Demmings Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (DET)
Charles Demmings
CB Stephen F. Austin
Ephesians Prysock Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (DET)
Ephesians Prysock
CB Washington
Draft Picks Traded
Markel Bell Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (DET)
Markel Bell
OT Miami
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Best value of the weekend goes to the Patriots for Golday: B.

The board owed the Patriots one, and it paid up: Jake Golday, the No. 63 name on the board, sitting there at the Round 4 slot like a gift left on the doorstep. The bottom line is a respectable B.

Leaving safety unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. The roster is better shaped than it was, with edge rusher chief among the fixes. Value over need was the throughline, for better and worse.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick31 Rnd1 Jordyn Tyson
In Round 1, Pick 31 they get a matchup problem out wide at a price that makes it sweeter. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick63 Rnd2 Lee Hunter
A quiet steal in the Round 2 slot: Lee Hunter for less than the market said. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick118 Rnd4 Jake Golday
Jake Golday in the 118th overall pick is a gift, value that borders on unfair. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick125 Rnd4 Jack Endries
A market-rate tight end, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Jack Endries. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick128 Rnd4 Tacario Davis
They let Tacario Davis come to them and pounced at pick No. 128. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick131 Rnd4 Nicholas Singleton
The board fumbled Nicholas Singleton all the way to slot 131, and they scooped it up. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick157 Rnd5 Charles Demmings
Charles Demmings at the 157th pick is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the cornerback. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
Pick171 Rnd5 Travis Burke
By-the-book stuff, Travis Burke at No. 171 squarely in line with his ranking. The roster fit checks out.
Pick191 Rnd6 Kaleb Elarms-Orr
Nice patience on Kaleb Elarms-Orr, who had no business lasting to the Round 6 slot. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick198 Rnd6 Taylen Green
A clean, defensible pick in the 198th overall pick with a little surplus value in Taylen Green. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick202 Rnd6 Jeff Caldwell
The board had Jeff Caldwell higher than slot 202, and the wide receiver fell to them anyway. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick205 Rnd6 Ephesians Prysock
Ephesians Prysock slipping to pick 205 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
Pick212 Rnd6 Nick Barrett
Nick Barrett in No. 212 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick247 Rnd7 Eli Heidenreich
A straight-up fair deal on Eli Heidenreich at Round 7, Pick 31, value and slot in agreement. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.