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Pats Load Up With Hunter, Burden, Big Uglies, Trade for Sweat, Byard, and Taylor

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Draft Selections
Travis Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (NE)
Travis Hunter
CB Colorado
Luther Burden III Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Luther Burden III
WR Missouri
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
Alfred Collins Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (NE)
Alfred Collins
DT Texas
Jack Nelson Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (NE)
Jack Nelson
OT Wisconsin
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (NE)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (NE)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Shilo Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (NE)
Shilo Sanders
S Colorado
Elijah Arroyo Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (NE)
Elijah Arroyo
TE Miami
Deion Burks Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (NE)
Deion Burks
WR Oklahoma
Draft Picks Received
Alfred Collins Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (TB)
Alfred Collins
DT Texas
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (TB)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (TB)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Antwaun Powell-Ryland Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (TB)
Antwaun Powell-Ryland
DL-EDGE Virginia Tech
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ATL)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Players Gained
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Kevin Byard
S
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Montez Sweat
DE
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Darrell Taylor
LB
Players traded away
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Antonio Gibson
RB
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Javon Baker
WR
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Raekwon McMillan
LB
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB- TradesA+ FutureC
The Patriots won the night they stopped Henderson from sliding. Grade: B.

Thirty-one other rooms let TreVeyon Henderson slide, and the Patriots were the ones holding the card at pick 124. Highway robbery. The bottom line is a respectable B.

The trade ledger is the best part of the whole weekend. They will need Sanders to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it.

They will regret leaving edge rusher for another day if the season turns on it.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Travis Hunter
A tidy little value on Travis Hunter in Round 1, Pick 4, a step better than break-even. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick38 Rnd2 Luther Burden III
Luther Burden III in No. 38 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick69 Rnd3 Tyler Booker
A top-tier offensive lineman at a bargain, Tyler Booker in slot 69, plain and simple. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick83 Rnd3 Alfred Collins
Alfred Collins in pick 83 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick105 Rnd4 Jack Nelson
Jack Nelson at the Round 4 slot jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick124 Rnd4 TreVeyon Henderson
Somehow TreVeyon Henderson was still sitting there in pick No. 124, and they pounced on premier running back value. It fills a real need, too.
Pick143 Rnd5 Kevin Winston Jr.
They robbed the room for Kevin Winston Jr. here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick217 Rnd7 Shilo Sanders
A real head-scratcher, Shilo Sanders in the 217th overall pick is miles ahead of his ranking. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick220 Rnd7 Elijah Arroyo
You do not let a tight end like Elijah Arroyo reach the 220th overall pick and blink. They did not. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick241 Rnd7 Deion Burks
They went early on Deion Burks in No. 241, and the value did not follow. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.