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Draft Selections
Matthew Golden Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (NE)
Matthew Golden
WR Texas
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Quinshon Judkins Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
Quinshon Judkins
RB Ohio State
Demetrius Knight Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (NE)
Demetrius Knight Jr.
LB South Carolina
Cameron Williams Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (NE)
Cameron Williams
OT Texas
Zy Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 3 (NE)
Zy Alexander
CB LSU
Denzel Burke Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (NE)
Denzel Burke
CB Ohio State
Kurtis Rourke Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (NE)
Kurtis Rourke
QB Indiana
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (NE)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
Isaac TeSlaa Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (NE)
Isaac TeSlaa
WR Arkansas
Ahmed Hassanein Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (NE)
Ahmed Hassanein
DL-EDGE Boise State
Jalen Travis Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (NE)
Jalen Travis
OT Iowa State
Draft Picks Received
Matthew Golden Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (IND)
Matthew Golden
WR Texas
Cameron Williams Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (PIT)
Cameron Williams
OT Texas
Zy Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 3 (LAR)
Zy Alexander
CB LSU
Kurtis Rourke Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (PIT)
Kurtis Rourke
QB Indiana
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (HOU)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
Draft Picks Traded
Will Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (IND)
Will Johnson
CB Michigan
Jonas Sanker Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (LAR)
Jonas Sanker
S Virginia
Players Gained
Head Shot
Bernhard Raimann
OT
Players traded away
Head Shot
Caedan Wallace
OT
Head Shot
Cole Strange
OG
Head Shot
Jahlani Tavai
LB
Head Shot
Joe Milton III
QB
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureB-
The Patriots fleeced the room on the phones and earned a B+.

The Jalen Travis pick is the one that will follow the Patriots into the fall. They took him 50 spots ahead of his grade, and the board is not shy about saying so.

They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast. The Nolen pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged. The Burke pick reads as want over need, and the roster will feel it at safety.

The safety spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick Analysis
Pick14 Rnd1 Matthew Golden
In Round 1, Pick 14 they get a home-run threat at receiver. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick38 Rnd2 Walter Nolen
A interior defensive lineman of that caliber at the 38th pick is the definition of value, full stop. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick69 Rnd3 Quinshon Judkins
A clean, defensible pick in slot 69 with a little surplus value in Quinshon Judkins. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick77 Rnd3 Demetrius Knight Jr.
Circle this one: Demetrius Knight Jr. at the 77th overall pick is a fall that decides a draft. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick83 Rnd3 Cameron Williams
Cameron Williams at the Round 3 slot is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick101 Rnd3 Zy Alexander
Fair-plus on Zy Alexander, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick106 Rnd4 Denzel Burke
They zigged when the board said zag, taking Denzel Burke at cornerback with safety open.
Pick156 Rnd5 Kurtis Rourke
They let Kurtis Rourke come to them and pounced at the 156th overall pick. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick166 Rnd5 Oronde Gadsden II
Value said wait; Oronde Gadsden II in pick 166 says they were not listening. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick217 Rnd7 Isaac TeSlaa
A reach for Isaac TeSlaa in the Round 7 slot; a little patience would have been rewarded. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick220 Rnd7 Ahmed Hassanein
Ahmed Hassanein in slot 220 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick238 Rnd7 Jalen Travis
They reached into another round for Jalen Travis, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. The roster fit checks out.