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Draft Selections
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (NE)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (NE)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
Kiran Amegadjie Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Kiran Amegadjie
OT Yale
Javon Baker Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (NE)
Javon Baker
WR UCF
Kamren Kinchens Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (NE)
Kamren Kinchens
S Miami (FL)
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (NE)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
McKinnley Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (NE)
McKinnley Jackson
DL Texas A&M
Jordan Travis Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (NE)
Jordan Travis
QB Florida State
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (NE)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (NE)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
Jared Wiley Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (NE)
Jared Wiley
TE TCU
Draft Picks Received
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIN)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (ATL)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
Kamren Kinchens Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (MIN)
Kamren Kinchens
S Miami (FL)
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (CHI)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Jordan Travis Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (MIN)
Jordan Travis
QB Florida State
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIN)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (CHI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (ATL)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Players Gained
Head Shot
Andrew Billings
DT
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall A-
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureA+
Kinchens should have been long gone. The Patriots pounced, and earned a A-.

This is the pick they will still be bragging about in July: Kamren Kinchens, the No. 73 name on the board, stolen at slot 107.

They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own. They punted on edge rusher, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. The Andrew Billings pickup adds a known quantity to a class of unknowns.

The hoard sets up next April more than it helps this September.

Few war rooms will sleep better than this one tonight.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Rome Odunze
In the 11th overall pick they get a weapon on the perimeter at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick34 Rnd2 Kool-Aid McKinstry
The board had Kool-Aid McKinstry higher than Round 2, Pick 2, and the cornerback fell to them anyway. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick43 Rnd2 Edgerrin Cooper
Edgerrin Cooper at the 43rd pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick68 Rnd3 Kiran Amegadjie
Nothing to complain about; Kiran Amegadjie went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. It fills a real need, too.
Pick102 Rnd4 Javon Baker
A reasonable price with a little left over, Javon Baker in No. 102. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick107 Rnd4 Kamren Kinchens
Steal is underselling it; Kamren Kinchens at pick No. 107 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick109 Rnd4 Zak Zinter
Zak Zinter in the Round 4 slot is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick136 Rnd4 McKinnley Jackson
They read the board right and McKinnley Jackson was the payoff at pick 136. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick156 Rnd5 Jordan Travis
By-the-book stuff, Jordan Travis at No. 156 squarely in line with his ranking. The roster fit checks out.
Pick179 Rnd6 Luke McCaffrey
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Luke McCaffrey at pick No. 179. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick230 Rnd7 Frank Gore Jr.
They did well to land Frank Gore Jr. in pick 230, just ahead of his grade. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick231 Rnd7 Jared Wiley
The board fumbled Jared Wiley all the way to Round 7, Pick 11, and they scooped it up. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.