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Draft Selections
Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (NE)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Bo Nix Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Bo Nix
QB Oregon
Cade Stover Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Cade Stover
TE Ohio State
Jarvis Brownlee Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Jarvis Brownlee Jr.
CB Louisville
Roger Rosengarten Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (NE)
Roger Rosengarten
OT Washington
Tanor Bortolini Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (NE)
Tanor Bortolini
C Wisconsin
Cornelius Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (NE)
Cornelius Johnson
WR Michigan
Kimani Vidal Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (NE)
Kimani Vidal
RB Troy
Draft Picks Received
Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (TEN)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
Bo Nix Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (TEN)
Bo Nix
QB Oregon
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (TEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (TEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (TEN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Malik Nabers Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (TEN)
Malik Nabers
WR LSU
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesC FutureA
More right than wrong for the Patriots, and a B to prove it.

The Patriots clearly saw something nobody else did in Kimani Vidal, taking him 22 picks ahead of his grade. The board is not convinced. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B.

The edge rusher hole is the one line item this class does not answer. The Nix value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere.

They went 5 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick7 Rnd1 Olumuyiwa Fashanu
In pick 7 they get a blindside protector. A real need, handled.
Pick34 Rnd2 Brian Thomas Jr.
Good price on Brian Thomas Jr. in No. 34, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick38 Rnd2 Bo Nix
A tidy bit of business in the Round 2 slot, where Bo Nix graded well above the range. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick68 Rnd3 Cade Stover
By-the-book stuff, Cade Stover at slot 68 squarely in line with his ranking. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick103 Rnd4 Jarvis Brownlee Jr.
They paid up for Jarvis Brownlee Jr. at the 103rd overall pick when waiting would have done the job. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick137 Rnd5 Roger Rosengarten
Roger Rosengarten at Round 5, Pick 1 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick180 Rnd6 Tanor Bortolini
Tanor Bortolini at the 180th pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick193 Rnd6 Cornelius Johnson
Nothing to complain about; Cornelius Johnson went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick231 Rnd7 Kimani Vidal
Value said wait; Kimani Vidal in the 231st overall pick says they were not listening. The roster fit checks out.