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Draft Selections
Travis Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (NE)
Travis Hunter
CB Colorado
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
Quinshon Judkins Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (NE)
Quinshon Judkins
RB Ohio State
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (NE)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Aeneas Peebles Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (NE)
Aeneas Peebles
DL Virginia Tech
Karene Reid Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (NE)
Karene Reid
LB Utah
Gino Garcia Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (NE)
Gino Garcia
PK Texas Tech
Cam Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (NE)
Cam Jackson
DT Florida
Drew Kendall Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (NE)
Drew Kendall
C Boston College
Draft Picks Received
Gino Garcia Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (HOU)
Gino Garcia
PK Texas Tech
Drew Kendall Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (HOU)
Drew Kendall
C Boston College
Draft Picks Traded
Simeon Barrow Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (HOU)
Simeon Barrow Jr.
DL Miami
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
A sensible, unshowy class lands the Patriots a B-.

The move everyone will second-guess came early. The Patriots reached some 67 spots for Gino Garcia, and value like that does not grow back. It nets out to a B-, which feels about right.

The edge rusher spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Judkins. The roster is better shaped than it was, with interior defensive lineman chief among the fixes.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but edge rusher.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Travis Hunter
In pick 4 they get a sticky cover corner. Need was not the driver here.
Pick38 Rnd2 Aireontae Ersery
They liked Aireontae Ersery enough to skip the value, taking him in pick No. 38. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick69 Rnd3 Ozzy Trapilo
They paid up for Ozzy Trapilo at the 69th overall pick when waiting would have done the job. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick77 Rnd3 Quinshon Judkins
The board had Quinshon Judkins higher than the Round 3 slot, and the running back fell to them anyway. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick106 Rnd4 Kevin Winston Jr.
Value with a capital V on Kevin Winston Jr. in the 106th pick, a genuine coup. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick144 Rnd5 Aeneas Peebles
No drama and no debate, Aeneas Peebles went about where he belonged in slot 144. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick220 Rnd7 Karene Reid
Karene Reid at pick No. 220 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick236 Rnd7 Gino Garcia
Gino Garcia at the Round 7 slot is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
Pick238 Rnd7 Cam Jackson
They did well to land Cam Jackson in Round 7, Pick 22, just ahead of his grade. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick241 Rnd7 Drew Kendall
A big swing on Drew Kendall at the 241st overall pick, well ahead of any board in the building. A need, and now a little less of one.