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Draft Selections
Jer'Zhan Newton Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (NE)
Jer'Zhan Newton
DL Illinois
Graham Barton Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Graham Barton
OT Duke
Sedrick Van Pran Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (NE)
Sedrick Van Pran
C Georgia
Jalen McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Jalen McMillan
WR Washington
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (NE)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
AJ Barner Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (NE)
AJ Barner
TE Michigan
JD Bertrand Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (NE)
JD Bertrand
LB Notre Dame
Joshua Cephus Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (NE)
Joshua Cephus
WR UTSA
Taulia Tagovailoa Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (NE)
Taulia Tagovailoa
QB Maryland
Draft Picks Received
Jer'Zhan Newton Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (NO)
Jer'Zhan Newton
DL Illinois
Sedrick Van Pran Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (NO)
Sedrick Van Pran
C Georgia
JD Bertrand Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (NO)
JD Bertrand
LB Notre Dame
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (NO)
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Draft Picks Traded
Brock Bowers Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (ATL)
Brock Bowers
TE Georgia
Players Gained
Head Shot
Bijan Robinson
RB
Head Shot
Michael Thomas
WR
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B+
ValueC+ NeedB TradesA+ FutureB
The Patriots worked the phones like thieves and earned a B+.

There was a run on nobody at that position, and the Patriots started one anyway for Sedrick Van Pran, 45 picks ahead of schedule.

Every deal seemed to tilt their way, which is not luck. That edge rusher hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick14 Rnd1 Jer'Zhan Newton
In the Round 1 slot they get a load in the middle. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick34 Rnd2 Graham Barton
They did well to land Graham Barton in No. 34, just ahead of his grade. It fills a real need, too.
Pick45 Rnd2 Sedrick Van Pran
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Sedrick Van Pran well ahead of where he belonged. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick68 Rnd3 Jalen McMillan
They jumped the gun on Jalen McMillan, taking him earlier than his grade liked. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick103 Rnd4 Ben Sinnott
A wild overpay on Ben Sinnott in the 103rd pick, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. The roster fit checks out.
Pick139 Rnd5 Braelon Allen
A premium they did not need to pay, Braelon Allen a notch or two before his time. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick182 Rnd6 AJ Barner
AJ Barner at the Round 6 slot is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick200 Rnd6 JD Bertrand
A slide stopped in No. 200, with JD Bertrand worth more than the price. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick224 Rnd7 Joshua Cephus
Joshua Cephus in slot 224 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick232 Rnd7 Taulia Tagovailoa
Taulia Tagovailoa at pick 232 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. It patches a soft spot without any drama.