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Draft Selections
Tetairoa McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (NE)
Tetairoa McMillan
WR Arizona
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Cameron Williams Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
Cameron Williams
OT Texas
Ozzy Trapilo Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (NE)
Ozzy Trapilo
OT Boston College
Demetrius Knight Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (NE)
Demetrius Knight Jr.
LB South Carolina
Zy Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (NE)
Zy Alexander
CB LSU
Brashard Smith Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (NE)
Brashard Smith
RB SMU
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (NE)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Caleb Ransaw Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (NE)
Caleb Ransaw
S Tulane
Collin Oliver Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (NE)
Collin Oliver
LB-EDGE Oklahoma State
Jalen Travis Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (NE)
Jalen Travis
OT Iowa State
Draft Picks Received
Tetairoa McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DAL)
Tetairoa McMillan
WR Arizona
Ozzy Trapilo Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DAL)
Ozzy Trapilo
OT Boston College
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (DAL)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (DAL)
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Draft Picks Traded
Mason Graham Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (DAL)
Mason Graham
DT Michigan
Players Gained
Head Shot
Caelen Carson
CB
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB TradesB+ FutureA
Good, not great, for the Patriots: B+.

It is the swing that defines the weekend: Collin Oliver in slot 220, a good 72 spots before the room expected him. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B+.

Warren at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster. They will regret leaving interior defensive lineman for another day if the season turns on it.

The Caelen Carson pickup adds a known quantity to a class of unknowns. A modest surplus at the table, banked quietly.

Good work on the whole, with interior defensive lineman the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Tetairoa McMillan
In the Round 1 slot they get a weapon on the perimeter. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick38 Rnd2 Tyler Warren
They robbed the room for Tyler Warren here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. The roster fit checks out.
Pick69 Rnd3 Cameron Williams
No edge and no loss on Cameron Williams in slot 69; it is a wash and a sensible one. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick76 Rnd3 Ozzy Trapilo
A straight-up fair deal on Ozzy Trapilo at pick 76, value and slot in agreement. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick77 Rnd3 Demetrius Knight Jr.
Demetrius Knight Jr. in pick No. 77 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick106 Rnd4 Zy Alexander
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Zy Alexander at Round 4, Pick 4 is the proof. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick144 Rnd5 Brashard Smith
Nice patience on Brashard Smith, who had no business lasting to the Round 5 slot. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick171 Rnd5 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
They jumped the gun on Dont'e Thornton Jr., taking him earlier than his grade liked. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick217 Rnd7 Caleb Ransaw
Caleb Ransaw slid further than he should have, and Round 7, Pick 1 is lovely value for the safety. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick220 Rnd7 Collin Oliver
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Collin Oliver. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick238 Rnd7 Jalen Travis
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Jalen Travis well ahead of where he belonged. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.