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    Patriots
Draft Selections
Malik Nabers Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (NE)
Malik Nabers
WR LSU
Jordan Morgan Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Jordan Morgan
OT Arizona
Xavier Worthy Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Xavier Worthy
WR Texas
Mekhi Wingo Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (NE)
Mekhi Wingo
DT LSU
Jaheim Bell Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (NE)
Jaheim Bell
TE Florida State
Joe Milton III Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (NE)
Joe Milton III
QB Tennessee
Kitan Oladapo Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (NE)
Kitan Oladapo
S Oregon State
Eric Watts Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (NE)
Eric Watts
DL-EDGE Connecticut
Elijah Jones Head Shot
PICK: 201 RND: 6 (NE)
Elijah Jones
CB Boston College
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (NE)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
Draft Picks Received
Malik Nabers Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (ARI)
Malik Nabers
WR LSU
Mekhi Wingo Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (LV)
Mekhi Wingo
DT LSU
Jaheim Bell Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (ARI)
Jaheim Bell
TE Florida State
Joe Milton III Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (NO)
Joe Milton III
QB Tennessee
Eric Watts Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (ARI)
Eric Watts
DL-EDGE Connecticut
Elijah Jones Head Shot
PICK: 201 RND: 6 (NO)
Elijah Jones
CB Boston College
Draft Picks Traded
Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (ARI)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
Bucky Irving Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (LV)
Bucky Irving
RB Oregon
Brandon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (ARI)
Brandon Coleman
OL TCU
Players Gained
Head Shot
Justin Fields
QB
Players traded away
Head Shot
Adrian Phillips
S
Head Shot
DeVante Parker
WR
Head Shot
J.C. Jackson
CB
Head Shot
Jack Jones
CB
Head Shot
Josh Uche
EDGE
Head Shot
Lawrence Guy Sr.
DT
Head Shot
Mac Jones
QB
Head Shot
Mike Gesicki
TE
Head Shot
Trent Brown
OT
Head Shot
Trey Flowers
DE
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall C
ValueB NeedB+ TradesF FutureB-
The Patriots got the worse of every deal, and it shows in the C.

There is reaching, and then there is Joe Milton III at the 167th overall pick. The Patriots jumped the board by 32 and dared it to prove them wrong. The final tally is a middling C.

Overpaying at the table undid a lot of the good work elsewhere. On value alone, Oladapo makes the weekend a net positive.

Not a disaster, not a triumph, just a middling class.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Malik Nabers
In Round 1, Pick 4 they get a matchup problem out wide. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick34 Rnd2 Jordan Morgan
Jordan Morgan at the Round 2 slot is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It fills a real need, too.
Pick68 Rnd3 Xavier Worthy
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Xavier Worthy at slot 68. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick113 Rnd4 Mekhi Wingo
No edge and no loss on Mekhi Wingo in pick No. 113; it is a wash and a sensible one. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick161 Rnd5 Jaheim Bell
No drama and no debate, Jaheim Bell went about where he belonged in No. 161. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick167 Rnd5 Joe Milton III
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Joe Milton III. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick182 Rnd6 Kitan Oladapo
Kitan Oladapo in Round 6, Pick 7 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick188 Rnd6 Eric Watts
A premium they did not need to pay, Eric Watts a notch or two before his time. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick201 Rnd6 Elijah Jones
Elijah Jones slid further than he should have, and the 201st pick is lovely value for the cornerback. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick229 Rnd7 Frank Gore Jr.
Frank Gore Jr. at slot 229 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.