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  • bringbackbrady DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
JC Latham Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (NE)
JC Latham
OT Alabama
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (NE)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
Javon Baker Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Javon Baker
WR UCF
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (NE)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Cornelius Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (NE)
Cornelius Johnson
WR Michigan
Joe Milton III Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (NE)
Joe Milton III
QB Tennessee
Draft Picks Received
JC Latham Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIN)
JC Latham
OT Alabama
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (MIN)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Draft Picks Traded
Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (MIN)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (MIN)
TO PICK
 
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesC FutureB-
The Patriots checked most of the boxes and earned a B-.

Everything else got attention, and edge rusher got none. That is a strange way for the Patriots to leave a draft. They moved the roster forward and banked a B- for it.

On value alone, Baker makes the weekend a net positive. Melton has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced. The dealing tilted against them, just enough to notice.

On the needs board they went 4 of 8, with wide receiver the one that mattered most.

Good work on the whole, with edge rusher the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 JC Latham
JC Latham at No. 11 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick23 Rnd1 Brian Thomas Jr.
No drama and no debate, Brian Thomas Jr. went about where he belonged in pick 23. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick34 Rnd2 J.J. McCarthy
J.J. McCarthy at the Round 2 slot is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the quarterback. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick68 Rnd3 Max Melton
A premium they did not need to pay, Max Melton a notch or two before his time. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick103 Rnd4 Javon Baker
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Javon Baker at Round 4, Pick 3 is the proof. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick137 Rnd5 Ben Sinnott
Ben Sinnott in pick No. 137 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. The roster fit checks out.
Pick180 Rnd6 Cornelius Johnson
They went early on Cornelius Johnson in the 180th overall pick, and the value did not follow. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick193 Rnd6 Joe Milton III
Joe Milton III at the 193rd pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.