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  • pj_doucette DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Malik Nabers Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (NE)
Malik Nabers
WR LSU
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (NE)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Matt Goncalves Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Matt Goncalves
OT Pittsburgh
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (NE)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Kamal Hadden Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (NE)
Kamal Hadden
CB Tennessee
LaDarius Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (NE)
LaDarius Henderson
OT Michigan
De'Corian Clark Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (NE)
De'Corian Clark
WR UTSA
Austin Stogner Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (NE)
Austin Stogner
TE Oklahoma
Draft Picks Received
Malik Nabers Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIN)
Malik Nabers
WR LSU
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (MIN)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Kamal Hadden Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (MIN)
Kamal Hadden
CB Tennessee
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (MIN)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
Players Gained
Head Shot
Garrett Bradbury
C
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall A-
ValueB NeedB+ TradesA- FutureA+
Grand theft in slot 232: the Patriots steal Stogner and grade out a A-.

The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: Austin Stogner, slot 232, roughly 33 picks past where he belonged.

The interior defensive lineman spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. Reaching for McCarthy left real value on the table behind him.

The Garrett Bradbury pickup adds a known quantity to a class of unknowns. A modest surplus at the table, banked quietly.

It is a haul that will look even better come September.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Malik Nabers
In the 11th pick they get a true top target at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick34 Rnd2 J.J. McCarthy
They jumped the gun on J.J. McCarthy, taking him earlier than his grade liked. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick42 Rnd2 Chop Robinson
Chop Robinson in No. 42 lands just on the right side of the ledger. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick68 Rnd3 Payton Wilson
A market-rate linebacker, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Payton Wilson. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick103 Rnd4 Matt Goncalves
No drama and no debate, Matt Goncalves went about where he belonged in pick 103. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick139 Rnd5 Luke McCaffrey
By-the-book stuff, Luke McCaffrey at pick No. 139 squarely in line with his ranking. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick148 Rnd5 Kamal Hadden
A slide stopped in Round 5, Pick 12, with Kamal Hadden worth more than the price. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick182 Rnd6 LaDarius Henderson
Steal is underselling it; LaDarius Henderson at the Round 6 slot is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick224 Rnd7 De'Corian Clark
The board fumbled De'Corian Clark all the way to pick 224, and they scooped it up. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick232 Rnd7 Austin Stogner
They robbed the room for Austin Stogner here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. The roster fit checks out.