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  • NE4EVER DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Marvin Harrison Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NE)
Marvin Harrison Jr.
WR Ohio State
Bo Nix Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Bo Nix
QB Oregon
Darius Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Darius Robinson
DL-EDGE Missouri
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (NE)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Sataoa Laumea Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (NE)
Sataoa Laumea
OT Utah
Dwight McGlothern Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (NE)
Dwight McGlothern
CB Arkansas
Tanner McLachlan Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (NE)
Tanner McLachlan
TE Arizona
Draft Picks Received
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (ARI)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Draft Picks Traded
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (ARI)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Eric Watts Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (ARI)
Eric Watts
DL-EDGE Connecticut
Players traded away
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Bailey Zappe
QB
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JuJu Smith-Schuster
WR
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Kayshon Boutte
WR
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall C
ValueB NeedB+ TradesF FutureB-
The Patriots let Robinson fall into their laps, and walked away with a C.

The board owed the Patriots one, and it paid up: Darius Robinson, the No. 39 name on the board, sitting there at No. 68 like a gift left on the doorstep. It washes out to a C, no better and no worse.

The trades bled value they could not afford to lose. For all the activity, interior defensive lineman went untouched, which is hard to explain. On the needs board they went 5 of 8, with edge rusher the one that mattered most.

The skill positions did well by the weekend.

Bottom line, the swing picks will decide whether this ages well.

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Marvin Harrison Jr.
In No. 3 they get a weapon on the perimeter. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick34 Rnd2 Bo Nix
Bo Nix at the 34th overall pick is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick68 Rnd3 Darius Robinson
Taking Darius Robinson in pick No. 68 is close to grand larceny; an edge rusher that good had no business lasting this long. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick71 Rnd3 Kingsley Suamataia
Kingsley Suamataia at the 71st pick is money in the bank, a offensive lineman taken below his worth. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick137 Rnd5 Sataoa Laumea
Sataoa Laumea in Round 5, Pick 1 lands just on the right side of the ledger. It fills a real need, too.
Pick180 Rnd6 Dwight McGlothern
Dwight McGlothern at slot 180 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick231 Rnd7 Tanner McLachlan
Circle this one: Tanner McLachlan at pick 231 is a fall that decides a draft. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.