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Draft Selections
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (NE)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
Malachi Corley Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (NE)
Malachi Corley
WR Western Kentucky
Kiran Amegadjie Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Kiran Amegadjie
OT Yale
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (NE)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
Theo Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Theo Johnson
TE Penn State
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (NE)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Dylan Laube Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (NE)
Dylan Laube
RB New Hampshire
Jordan Magee Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (NE)
Jordan Magee
LB Temple
Decamerion Richardson Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (NE)
Decamerion Richardson
CB Mississippi State
Bub Means Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (NE)
Bub Means
WR Pittsburgh
Draft Picks Received
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (CHI)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Malachi Corley Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (NYG)
Malachi Corley
WR Western Kentucky
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (CHI)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (CHI)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (NYG)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (CHI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (CHI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (NYG)
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Draft Picks Traded
Marvin Harrison Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NYG)
Marvin Harrison Jr.
WR Ohio State
Players Gained
Head Shot
Braxton Jones
OT
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall A-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesA+ FutureA+
The Patriots finally solved quarterback, and it carried them to a A-.

Start where it matters. The Patriots took J.J. McCarthy to run the offense for the next decade, and every other decision this weekend bends around that one. They executed a plan and it shows in the A-.

The Laube reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. The dealing alone would carry a lesser class. That edge rusher hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

Getting Magee where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class.

In short, they turned a good board into a better roster, and it shows.

Pick Analysis
Pick9 Rnd1 J.J. McCarthy
J.J. McCarthy in pick No. 9 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick34 Rnd2 Adonai Mitchell
Adonai Mitchell at pick 34 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick47 Rnd2 Malachi Corley
They paid sticker price for Malachi Corley in the Round 2 slot, and that is fine. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick68 Rnd3 Kiran Amegadjie
A tidy little value on Kiran Amegadjie in slot 68, a step better than break-even. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick75 Rnd3 Patrick Paul
Patrick Paul at Round 3, Pick 11 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick103 Rnd4 Theo Johnson
No edge and no loss on Theo Johnson in the 103rd overall pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick122 Rnd4 Zak Zinter
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Zak Zinter in No. 122. The roster fit checks out.
Pick137 Rnd5 Dylan Laube
A real head-scratcher, Dylan Laube in the 137th pick is miles ahead of his ranking. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick180 Rnd6 Jordan Magee
Jordan Magee at slot 180 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick193 Rnd6 Decamerion Richardson
The board fumbled Decamerion Richardson all the way to pick No. 193, and they scooped it up. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick231 Rnd7 Bub Means
Bub Means at the 231st pick is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the wide receiver. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.