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Draft Selections
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (NE)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Amarius Mims Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (NE)
Amarius Mims
OT Georgia
Jordan Morgan Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Jordan Morgan
OT Arizona
Devontez Walker Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Devontez Walker
WR North Carolina
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (NE)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Caelen Carson Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Caelen Carson
CB Wake Forest
Chau Smith-Wade Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (NE)
Chau Smith-Wade
CB Washington State
Ty'Ron Hopper Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (NE)
Ty'Ron Hopper
LB Missouri
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (NE)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
Myles Harden Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (NE)
Myles Harden
CB South Dakota
Draft Picks Received
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (MIN)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Amarius Mims Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (DET)
Amarius Mims
OT Georgia
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (CIN)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (DET)
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Draft Picks Traded
Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (DET)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Players Gained
Head Shot
Jared Goff
QB
Players traded away
Head Shot
JuJu Smith-Schuster
WR
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB TradesA+ FutureC
The Patriots fleeced the room on the phones and earned a B.

Some picks age like wine; Frank Gore Jr. at pick 193 will need to, sitting 35 spots clear of his grade. It nets out to a B, which feels about right.

Every deal seemed to tilt their way, which is not luck. The Harden value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere. They punted on edge rusher, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

Adding Jared Goff by trade rounds out the weekend beyond the rookies.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the edge rusher spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 Brian Thomas Jr.
In pick No. 23 they get a weapon on the perimeter. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick29 Rnd1 Amarius Mims
Amarius Mims at the 29th overall pick is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the offensive lineman. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick34 Rnd2 Jordan Morgan
Jordan Morgan in the Round 2 slot is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick68 Rnd3 Devontez Walker
Devontez Walker in slot 68 is fair value, right on his grade. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick97 Rnd3 Brenden Rice
Brenden Rice at the 97th pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick103 Rnd4 Caelen Carson
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Caelen Carson at pick 103. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick137 Rnd5 Chau Smith-Wade
A quiet steal in the Round 5 slot: Chau Smith-Wade for less than the market said. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
Pick180 Rnd6 Ty'Ron Hopper
A market-rate linebacker, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Ty'Ron Hopper. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick193 Rnd6 Frank Gore Jr.
Frank Gore Jr. at pick 193 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick231 Rnd7 Myles Harden
A top-tier cornerback at a bargain, Myles Harden in Round 7, Pick 11, plain and simple. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.