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Draft Selections
Mason Graham Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (NE)
Mason Graham
DT Michigan
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (NE)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Jonah Savaiinaea Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (NE)
Jonah Savaiinaea
OT Arizona
Josh Conerly Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Josh Conerly Jr.
OT Oregon
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (NE)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Denzel Burke Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (NE)
Denzel Burke
CB Ohio State
Tyleik Williams Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (NE)
Tyleik Williams
DT Ohio State
Jalen Royals Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (NE)
Jalen Royals
WR Utah State
Deontae Lawson Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (NE)
Deontae Lawson
LB Alabama
Emery Jones Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (NE)
Emery Jones Jr.
OT LSU
Malachi Moore Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (NE)
Malachi Moore
S Alabama
Gunnar Helm Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Gunnar Helm
TE Texas
Quinshon Judkins Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 4 (NE)
Quinshon Judkins
RB Ohio State
Shemar Turner Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (NE)
Shemar Turner
DL Texas A&M
Cody Simon Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (NE)
Cody Simon
LB Ohio State
Jonah Monheim Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (NE)
Jonah Monheim
C USC
Ja'Quinden Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (NE)
Ja'Quinden Jackson
RB Arkansas
Draft Picks Received
Mason Graham Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (JAX)
Mason Graham
DT Michigan
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (CHI)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Josh Conerly Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NYJ)
Josh Conerly Jr.
OT Oregon
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (JAX)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Tyleik Williams Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (CHI)
Tyleik Williams
DT Ohio State
Jalen Royals Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (JAX)
Jalen Royals
WR Utah State
Deontae Lawson Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (CIN)
Deontae Lawson
LB Alabama
Emery Jones Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (NYJ)
Emery Jones Jr.
OT LSU
Malachi Moore Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (JAX)
Malachi Moore
S Alabama
Shemar Turner Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (CHI)
Shemar Turner
DL Texas A&M
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (JAX)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (NYJ)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (CHI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (JAX)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (CHI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (CIN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Shedeur Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Shedeur Sanders
QB Colorado
Aeneas Peebles Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (CIN)
Aeneas Peebles
DL Virginia Tech
Players Gained
Head Shot
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall A
ValueB NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureA+
The Patriots let Simon fall into their laps, and walked away with a A.

Somewhere a general manager is explaining how Cody Simon got past him. The Patriots do not have to explain a thing at the 219th overall pick. One of the weekend's best, top to bottom, and a A to show for it.

Every board in the league had Jones Jr. lower, and that gap is the story. Every deal seemed to tilt their way, which is not luck. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through quarterback.

Add it up and few war rooms did better this weekend, Mason Graham and all.

Pick Analysis
Pick5 Rnd1 Mason Graham
In No. 5 they get a wrecking ball inside. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick9 Rnd1 Abdul Carter
In pick No. 9 they get juice off the edge at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick36 Rnd2 Jonah Savaiinaea
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Jonah Savaiinaea. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick38 Rnd2 Josh Conerly Jr.
By-the-book stuff, Josh Conerly Jr. at the 38th overall pick squarely in line with his ranking. It fills a real need, too.
Pick41 Rnd2 Emeka Egbuka
Emeka Egbuka at the 41st pick is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick67 Rnd3 Denzel Burke
Denzel Burke at the Round 3 slot is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick71 Rnd3 Tyleik Williams
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Tyleik Williams in slot 71. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick72 Rnd3 Jalen Royals
Jalen Royals at pick 72 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick81 Rnd3 Deontae Lawson
They paid sticker price for Deontae Lawson in the Round 3 slot, and that is fine. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick94 Rnd3 Emery Jones Jr.
Emery Jones Jr. at No. 94 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick95 Rnd3 Malachi Moore
A safety of that caliber at Round 3, Pick 31 is the definition of value, full stop. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick103 Rnd4 Gunnar Helm
They barely believed it either: Gunnar Helm still on the board at pick 103. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick138 Rnd4 Quinshon Judkins
The board fumbled Quinshon Judkins all the way to the 138th overall pick, and they scooped it up. The roster fit checks out.
Pick142 Rnd5 Shemar Turner
They talked themselves into Shemar Turner at pick No. 142, and the board did not agree. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick219 Rnd7 Cody Simon
Cody Simon in slot 219 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
Pick220 Rnd7 Jonah Monheim
Jonah Monheim slipping to the 220th pick is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick238 Rnd7 Ja'Quinden Jackson
Somehow Ja'Quinden Jackson was still sitting there in Round 7, Pick 24, and they pounced on premier running back value. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.