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  • petros DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Travis Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (NE)
Travis Hunter
CB Colorado
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Cameron Williams Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (NE)
Cameron Williams
OT Texas
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (NE)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Antwaun Powell-Ryland Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (NE)
Antwaun Powell-Ryland
DL-EDGE Virginia Tech
Gino Garcia Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (NE)
Gino Garcia
PK Texas Tech
Thomas Fidone II Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (NE)
Thomas Fidone II
TE Nebraska
Draft Picks Received
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (LV)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Draft Picks Traded
Sebastian Castro Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (LV)
Sebastian Castro
S Iowa
Ja'Quinden Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (LV)
Ja'Quinden Jackson
RB Arkansas
Players Gained
Head Shot
Jack Jones
CB
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueB NeedB- TradesA+ FutureB-
The Patriots worked the phones like thieves and earned a B.

The Gino Garcia selection is the head-turner. The Patriots reached 133 spots for him, and it will define how this weekend is remembered. More right than wrong, and a B to match.

The dealing alone would carry a lesser class. They punted on interior defensive lineman, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

If one pick saves this weekend, it is Skattebo.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the interior defensive lineman spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Travis Hunter
In pick No. 4 they get a sticky cover corner. More want than need.
Pick38 Rnd2 Nick Emmanwori
A safety of that caliber at No. 38 is the definition of value, full stop. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick69 Rnd3 Jayden Higgins
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Jayden Higgins at the 69th pick is the proof. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick77 Rnd3 Cameron Williams
A quiet steal in the 77th overall pick: Cameron Williams for less than the market said. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick108 Rnd4 Cam Skattebo
You do not let a running back like Cam Skattebo reach the Round 4 slot and blink. They did not. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick144 Rnd5 Antwaun Powell-Ryland
They jumped the gun on Antwaun Powell-Ryland, taking him earlier than his grade liked. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick171 Rnd5 Gino Garcia
Gino Garcia in slot 171 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.
Pick220 Rnd7 Thomas Fidone II
Thomas Fidone II in No. 220 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.