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Patriots Feb 27

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Draft Selections
Malik Nabers Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (NE)
Malik Nabers
WR LSU
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Mason McCormick Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (NE)
Mason McCormick
OT South Dakota State
Blake Fisher Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (NE)
Blake Fisher
OT Notre Dame
Jalyx Hunt Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (NE)
Jalyx Hunt
S-EDGE Houston Christian
Jarrian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (NE)
Jarrian Jones
CB Florida State
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (NE)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Erick All Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (NE)
Erick All
TE Iowa
Draft Picks Received
Malik Nabers Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DEN)
Malik Nabers
WR LSU
Blake Fisher Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (NYJ)
Blake Fisher
OT Notre Dame
Jalyx Hunt Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (NYJ)
Jalyx Hunt
S-EDGE Houston Christian
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (DEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (DEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (DEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (NYJ)
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Draft Picks Traded
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (DEN)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Players Gained
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Marvin Mims Jr.
WR
Head Shot
Al Woods
DT
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall A
ValueB NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureA+
The Patriots cashed the board's mistake on Allen: A.

The trade table was a mismatch, and the Patriots were on the right end of it, hauling in a fortune in surplus value. This is how you run a draft, and the A reflects it.

They will answer for taking S-EDGE early while edge rusher, interior defensive lineman and other spots went begging. Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Allen.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped edge rusher, which is a strange place to end up. The cost of the Hunt reach is exactly the players who went right after him.

Bottom line, they left the weekend a clearly better team, and they earned every bit of it.

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Malik Nabers
In the 12th overall pick they get a true top target at a price that makes it sweeter. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick34 Rnd2 J.J. McCarthy
J.J. McCarthy in slot 34 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick68 Rnd3 Brenden Rice
Brenden Rice in pick No. 68 is fair value, right on his grade. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick104 Rnd4 Mason McCormick
They did well to land Mason McCormick in the 104th pick, just ahead of his grade. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick112 Rnd4 Blake Fisher
Blake Fisher is a better player than No. 112 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick114 Rnd4 Jalyx Hunt
Hard to square with the roster. With positions of obvious need still on the board, Jalyx Hunt adds a S-EDGE and leaves edge rusher, interior defensive lineman and other spots untouched.
Pick136 Rnd4 Jarrian Jones
Nice patience on Jarrian Jones, who had no business lasting to Round 4, Pick 36. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick182 Rnd6 Braelon Allen
Braelon Allen at the 182nd overall pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick229 Rnd7 Erick All
They took Erick All at par in the 229th pick, which is nothing to complain about. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.