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Draft Selections
Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (NE)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
Nate Wiggins Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (NE)
Nate Wiggins
CB Clemson
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (NE)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Ladd McConkey Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Ladd McConkey
WR Georgia
Bo Nix Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (NE)
Bo Nix
QB Oregon
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (NE)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Ricky Pearsall Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Ricky Pearsall
WR Florida
Kiran Amegadjie Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (NE)
Kiran Amegadjie
OT Yale
DeWayne Carter Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
DeWayne Carter
DT Duke
Will Shipley Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (NE)
Will Shipley
RB Clemson
Draft Picks Received
Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (ATL)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
Nate Wiggins Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (GB)
Nate Wiggins
CB Clemson
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (ARI)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Bo Nix Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (GB)
Bo Nix
QB Oregon
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (GB)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Kiran Amegadjie Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (ARI)
Kiran Amegadjie
OT Yale
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (GB)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (GB)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (ATL)
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Draft Picks Traded
Jer'Zhan Newton Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (GB)
Jer'Zhan Newton
DL Illinois
Players Gained
Head Shot
David Bakhtiari
OT
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall A-
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureA+
Best value of the weekend goes to the Patriots for Shipley: A-.

Whoever sat across the table from the Patriots should ask for a receipt. They cleaned the room out, prying loose far more value than they gave up, and it was the quiet MVP of their weekend.

Shipley at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster. They will regret leaving edge rusher for another day if the season turns on it.

Bottom line, with Olumuyiwa Fashanu leading the way, this is a class that should pay off fast and rarely be regretted.

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Olumuyiwa Fashanu
In the 8th overall pick they get a cornerstone up front at fair value. A real need, handled.
Pick25 Rnd1 Nate Wiggins
In No. 25 they get a potential shutdown corner. More want than need.
Pick27 Rnd1 Brian Thomas Jr.
In Round 1, Pick 27 they get a matchup problem out wide. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick34 Rnd2 Ladd McConkey
They took Ladd McConkey at par in the 34th pick, which is nothing to complain about. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick41 Rnd2 Bo Nix
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Bo Nix at pick 41. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick58 Rnd2 Kingsley Suamataia
Kingsley Suamataia at pick No. 58 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick68 Rnd3 Ricky Pearsall
Ricky Pearsall at pick 68 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick90 Rnd3 Kiran Amegadjie
Kiran Amegadjie at pick No. 90 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick103 Rnd4 DeWayne Carter
They paid sticker price for DeWayne Carter in No. 103, and that is fine. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick137 Rnd5 Will Shipley
Will Shipley at the Round 5 slot is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.