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Draft Selections
Nate Wiggins Head Shot
PICK: 19 RND: 1 (NE)
Nate Wiggins
CB Clemson
Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (NE)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (NE)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Tykee Smith Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Tykee Smith
S Georgia
Sataoa Laumea Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (NE)
Sataoa Laumea
OT Utah
Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (NE)
Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint...
WR Georgia
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (NE)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
Jawhar Jordan Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (NE)
Jawhar Jordan
RB Louisville
Draft Picks Received
Nate Wiggins Head Shot
PICK: 19 RND: 1 (TB)
Nate Wiggins
CB Clemson
Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (TEN)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (TB)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CIN)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Sataoa Laumea Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (CIN)
Sataoa Laumea
OT Utah
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (TB)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (TEN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (TB)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (TEN)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
Ruke Orhorhoro Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (CIN)
Ruke Orhorhoro
DT Clemson
Players Gained
Head Shot
Jake Browning
QB
Head Shot
Calijah Kancey
DT
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall A-
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureA
Larceny in pick 182 lands the Patriots a A-, Simpson and all.

When a board-topper like Jaylin Simpson slides to No. 182, you do not overthink it, and the Patriots did not. Very little went wrong, and the A- is earned.

They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own. A whole weekend of picks and interior defensive lineman is somehow still a want. The Patriots clearly valued win-now help, adding bodies who have done it before.

It is a bet on later, and a defensible one for a team playing the long game.

Add it up and few war rooms did better this weekend, Nate Wiggins and all.

Pick Analysis
Pick19 Rnd1 Nate Wiggins
In slot 19 they get a press-man option on the boundary at fair value.
Pick38 Rnd2 Chris Braswell
Fair-plus on Chris Braswell, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick51 Rnd2 J.J. McCarthy
J.J. McCarthy in the 51st pick lands just on the right side of the ledger. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick80 Rnd3 Payton Wilson
Value with a capital V on Payton Wilson in Round 3, Pick 16, a genuine coup. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick103 Rnd4 Tykee Smith
Tykee Smith at the 103rd overall pick nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick115 Rnd4 Sataoa Laumea
They paid sticker price for Sataoa Laumea in pick 115, and that is fine. The roster fit checks out.
Pick139 Rnd5 Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint
Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint at No. 139 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick182 Rnd6 Jaylin Simpson
Circle this one: Jaylin Simpson at pick No. 182 is a fall that decides a draft. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
Pick224 Rnd7 Jawhar Jordan
They barely believed it either: Jawhar Jordan still on the board at pick No. 224. A need, and now a little less of one.