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Draft Selections
Malik Nabers Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (NE)
Malik Nabers
WR LSU
Amarius Mims Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Amarius Mims
OT Georgia
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (NE)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
Keon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (NE)
Keon Coleman
WR Florida State
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Junior Colson Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
Junior Colson
LB Michigan
Jaylen Wright Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (NE)
Jaylen Wright
RB Tennessee
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (NE)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
Blake Corum Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (NE)
Blake Corum
RB Michigan
Renardo Green Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (NE)
Renardo Green
S Florida State
Jordan Travis Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (NE)
Jordan Travis
QB Florida State
Dallin Holker Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (NE)
Dallin Holker
TE Colorado State
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (NE)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Nathaniel Watson Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 6 (NE)
Nathaniel Watson
LB Mississippi State
Tyrice Knight Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (NE)
Tyrice Knight
LB UTEP
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (NE)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
Draft Picks Received
Malik Nabers Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (LAC)
Malik Nabers
WR LSU
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (LAC)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
Keon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (TB)
Keon Coleman
WR Florida State
Junior Colson Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (LAC)
Junior Colson
LB Michigan
Jaylen Wright Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (ATL)
Jaylen Wright
RB Tennessee
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (GB)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
Jordan Travis Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (GB)
Jordan Travis
QB Florida State
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (ATL)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Nathaniel Watson Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 6 (GB)
Nathaniel Watson
LB Mississippi State
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (TB)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ATL)
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PICK: RND: 1 (LAC)
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PICK: RND: 2 (NYJ)
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PICK: RND: 2 (LAC)
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PICK: RND: 3 (NYJ)
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PICK: RND: 3 (LAC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (TB)
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PICK: RND: 6 (NYJ)
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PICK: RND: 7 (TB)
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Draft Picks Traded
Marvin Harrison Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (LAC)
Marvin Harrison Jr.
WR Ohio State
Players Gained
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Derwin James Jr.
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Zion Johnson
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Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall A
ValueB+ NeedB TradesA+ FutureA+
Grand theft in slot 91: the Patriots steal Melton and grade out a A.

The real work happened on the phones. The Patriots fleeced their trade partners, turning their picks into a noticeably bigger pile than they started with. This is how you run a draft, and the A reflects it.

The Melton steal is the beam this whole class leans on. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through edge rusher.

It is not that Melton is a bad player; it is that the Patriots had louder needs to answer first.

Bottom line, they left the weekend a clearly better team, and they earned every bit of it.

Pick Analysis
Pick5 Rnd1 Malik Nabers
In No. 5 they get a weapon on the perimeter at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick34 Rnd2 Amarius Mims
Nice patience on Amarius Mims, who had no business lasting to pick No. 34. The roster fit checks out.
Pick37 Rnd2 Cooper DeJean
The board fumbled Cooper DeJean all the way to the 37th pick, and they scooped it up. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick57 Rnd2 Keon Coleman
Steal is underselling it; Keon Coleman at the 57th overall pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick68 Rnd3 Kingsley Suamataia
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Kingsley Suamataia in the Round 3 slot. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick69 Rnd3 Junior Colson
They will replay Junior Colson at pick 69 for years; that is how good the value is. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick79 Rnd3 Jaylen Wright
They took Jaylen Wright at par in pick No. 79, which is nothing to complain about. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick91 Rnd3 Max Melton
Of all the spots to shop, they chose cornerback. Max Melton in Round 3, Pick 28 leaves edge rusher and interior defensive lineman for later.
Pick102 Rnd4 Blake Corum
A quiet steal in the Round 4 slot: Blake Corum for less than the market said. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick136 Rnd4 Renardo Green
They robbed the room for Renardo Green here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick168 Rnd5 Jordan Travis
Jordan Travis is a better player than the 168th overall pick suggests; smart patience, rewarded. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick179 Rnd6 Dallin Holker
Dallin Holker in pick 179 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick186 Rnd6 Luke McCaffrey
Luke McCaffrey in the 186th pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick219 Rnd6 Nathaniel Watson
They read the board right and Nathaniel Watson was the payoff at No. 219. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
Pick231 Rnd7 Tyrice Knight
Tyrice Knight slid further than he should have, and the 231st overall pick is lovely value for the linebacker. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
Pick246 Rnd7 Frank Gore Jr.
Frank Gore Jr. at slot 246 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.