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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
Tre Harris Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
Tre Harris
WR Ole Miss
Kyle Kennard Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (NE)
Kyle Kennard
DE-EDGE South Carolina
Jared Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (NE)
Jared Wilson
C Georgia
LeQuint Allen Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (NE)
LeQuint Allen
RB Syracuse
Desmond Watson Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (NE)
Desmond Watson
DT Florida
Caleb Ransaw Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (NE)
Caleb Ransaw
S Tulane
Carson Vinson Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (NE)
Carson Vinson
OT Alabama A&M
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B- for the Patriots.

The Patriots' one glaring miss is quarterback, a need they left exactly as they found it. It nets out to a B-, which feels about right.

The Ransaw value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere. Every board in the league had Watson lower, and that gap is the story.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Travis Hunter
In pick 4 they get a lockdown presence outside. Need was not the driver here.
Pick38 Rnd2 Aireontae Ersery
A conviction pick on Aireontae Ersery at Round 2, Pick 6 that the board grades a round light. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick69 Rnd3 Tre Harris
The board had Tre Harris higher than No. 69, and the wide receiver fell to them anyway. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick77 Rnd3 Kyle Kennard
A market-rate edge rusher, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Kyle Kennard. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick106 Rnd4 Jared Wilson
Nothing to complain about; Jared Wilson went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. The roster fit checks out.
Pick144 Rnd5 LeQuint Allen
LeQuint Allen in the 144th pick is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick217 Rnd7 Desmond Watson
A reach on Desmond Watson in the Round 7 slot; the board had better options right there. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick220 Rnd7 Caleb Ransaw
A slide stopped in the 220th overall pick, with Caleb Ransaw worth more than the price. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick238 Rnd7 Carson Vinson
Carson Vinson slipping to No. 238 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.