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  • Nieder 17 DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Amarius Mims Head Shot
PICK: 19 RND: 1 (NE)
Amarius Mims
OT Georgia
Jordan Morgan Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Jordan Morgan
OT Arizona
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Xavier Worthy Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (NE)
Xavier Worthy
WR Texas
Bralen Trice Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Bralen Trice
DE-EDGE Washington
Jaden Hicks Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Jaden Hicks
S Washington State
Tykee Smith Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (NE)
Tykee Smith
S Georgia
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (NE)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
Jaylan Ford Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (NE)
Jaylan Ford
LB Texas
Myles Jones Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (NE)
Myles Jones
CB Duke
Draft Picks Received
Amarius Mims Head Shot
PICK: 19 RND: 1 (LAR)
Amarius Mims
OT Georgia
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (TEN)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Xavier Worthy Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (MIN)
Xavier Worthy
WR Texas
Jaden Hicks Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (WSH)
Jaden Hicks
S Washington State
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (LAR)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (LAR)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (TEN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Malik Nabers Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (TEN)
Malik Nabers
WR LSU
Nehemiah Pritchett Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (DEN)
Nehemiah Pritchett
CB Auburn
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIA)
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Players Gained
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Ezra Cleveland
OG
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Stefon Diggs
WR
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Tyjae Spears
RB
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Courtland Sutton
WR
Players traded away
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Hunter Henry
TE
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Mac Jones
QB
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Trent Brown
OT
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Tyquan Thornton
WR
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall A-
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureA+
The Patriots won the night they stopped Trice from sliding. Grade: A-.

The Patriots did not reach, did not trade up, did not blink. They just waited, and Bralen Trice fell into the Round 3 slot. The sum of the weekend is a deserved A-.

Every deal seemed to tilt their way, which is not luck. A whole weekend of picks and interior defensive lineman is somehow still a want.

In the end it comes back to Amarius Mims, and a haul good enough to build on right away.

Pick Analysis
Pick19 Rnd1 Amarius Mims
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Amarius Mims. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick34 Rnd2 Jordan Morgan
Jordan Morgan slid further than he should have, and the 34th pick is lovely value for the offensive lineman. It fills a real need, too.
Pick38 Rnd2 J.J. McCarthy
J.J. McCarthy at pick No. 38 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. The roster fit checks out.
Pick42 Rnd2 Xavier Worthy
Xavier Worthy in No. 42 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick68 Rnd3 Bralen Trice
Bralen Trice at Round 3, Pick 4 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick103 Rnd4 Jaden Hicks
A straight-up fair deal on Jaden Hicks at the Round 4 slot, value and slot in agreement. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick104 Rnd4 Tykee Smith
Tykee Smith is a better player than pick 104 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick177 Rnd6 Frank Gore Jr.
Frank Gore Jr. at slot 177 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick182 Rnd6 Jaylan Ford
They took Jaylan Ford at par in pick 182, which is nothing to complain about. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick229 Rnd7 Myles Jones
A slide stopped in the Round 7 slot, with Myles Jones worth more than the price. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.