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Draft Selections
Tetairoa McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (NE)
Tetairoa McMillan
WR Arizona
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Colston Loveland Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (NE)
Colston Loveland
TE Michigan
Kaleb Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
Kaleb Johnson
RB Iowa
Ozzy Trapilo Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (NE)
Ozzy Trapilo
OT Boston College
Zy Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (NE)
Zy Alexander
CB LSU
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (NE)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Hollin Pierce Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (NE)
Hollin Pierce
OT Rutgers
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (NE)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (NE)
Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson...
OT Florida
Caleb Rogers Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (NE)
Caleb Rogers
OT Texas Tech
Phil Mafah Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (NE)
Phil Mafah
RB Clemson
Akili Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (NE)
Akili Arnold
S USC
Draft Picks Received
Tetairoa McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (BUF)
Tetairoa McMillan
WR Arizona
Colston Loveland Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (IND)
Colston Loveland
TE Michigan
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (IND)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (IND)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Phil Mafah Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (IND)
Phil Mafah
RB Clemson
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (BUF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (IND)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (IND)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (IND)
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Draft Picks Traded
Mason Graham Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (IND)
Mason Graham
DT Michigan
Players Gained
Head Shot
Khalil Shakir
WR
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B+
ValueB+ NeedB TradesB FutureA+
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Patriots and Johnson: B+.

This is the pick they will still be bragging about in July: Kaleb Johnson, the No. 48 name on the board, stolen at pick No. 69.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through edge rusher. Every board in the league had Higgins lower, and that gap is the story. The Khalil Shakir pickup adds a known quantity to a class of unknowns.

Small wins on the phones, but wins all the same.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Tetairoa McMillan
In the 30th overall pick they get a difference-maker at receiver, and a steal at that. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick38 Rnd2 Jalon Walker
A quiet steal in the 38th pick: Jalon Walker for less than the market said. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick45 Rnd2 Colston Loveland
Colston Loveland in the Round 2 slot is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick69 Rnd3 Kaleb Johnson
A running back of that caliber at slot 69 is the definition of value, full stop. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick77 Rnd3 Ozzy Trapilo
They took Ozzy Trapilo at par in pick 77, which is nothing to complain about. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick106 Rnd4 Zy Alexander
Value with a capital V on Zy Alexander in pick No. 106, a genuine coup. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick117 Rnd4 Kevin Winston Jr.
Kevin Winston Jr. in No. 117 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick144 Rnd5 Hollin Pierce
A tidy little value on Hollin Pierce in Round 5, Pick 6, a step better than break-even. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick189 Rnd6 Jay Higgins
The board had cheaper options than Jay Higgins at slot 189, and it noticed. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
Pick217 Rnd7 Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson
Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson is a better player than the Round 7 slot suggests; smart patience, rewarded. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick220 Rnd7 Caleb Rogers
Steal is underselling it; Caleb Rogers at Round 7, Pick 4 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick232 Rnd7 Phil Mafah
Phil Mafah slipping to pick 232 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. It fills a real need, too.
Pick238 Rnd7 Akili Arnold
The board had Akili Arnold higher than pick No. 238, and the safety fell to them anyway. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.