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Draft Selections
Travis Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (NE)
Travis Hunter
CB Colorado
Landon Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Landon Jackson
DL-EDGE Arkansas
Jaylin Noel Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
Jaylin Noel
WR Iowa State
Jordan Burch Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (NE)
Jordan Burch
DE-EDGE Oregon
Emery Jones Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (NE)
Emery Jones Jr.
OT LSU
Malachi Moore Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (NE)
Malachi Moore
S Alabama
Tahj Brooks Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (NE)
Tahj Brooks
RB Texas Tech
Jason Marshall Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (NE)
Jason Marshall Jr.
CB Florida
Ty Hamilton Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (NE)
Ty Hamilton
DT Ohio State
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Brooks should have been long gone. The Patriots pounced, and earned a B-.

Somewhere a general manager is explaining how Tahj Brooks got past him. The Patriots do not have to explain a thing at the 217th overall pick. It nets out to a B-, which feels about right.

The quarterback spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. The Jones Jr. reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade.

The roster is better shaped than it was, with edge rusher chief among the fixes.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Travis Hunter
In slot 4 they get a potential shutdown corner at fair value. Need was not the driver here.
Pick38 Rnd2 Landon Jackson
A straight-up fair deal on Landon Jackson at pick 38, value and slot in agreement. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick69 Rnd3 Jaylin Noel
A quiet steal in the 69th overall pick: Jaylin Noel for less than the market said. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick77 Rnd3 Jordan Burch
Jordan Burch at the 77th pick is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick106 Rnd4 Emery Jones Jr.
They went early on Emery Jones Jr. in pick No. 106, and the value did not follow. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick144 Rnd5 Malachi Moore
Fair-plus on Malachi Moore, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick217 Rnd7 Tahj Brooks
Tahj Brooks at the Round 7 slot is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick220 Rnd7 Jason Marshall Jr.
Circle this one: Jason Marshall Jr. at Round 7, Pick 4 is a fall that decides a draft. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.
Pick238 Rnd7 Ty Hamilton
A conviction pick on Ty Hamilton at pick 238 that the board grades a round light. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.