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Draft Selections
Malik Nabers Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (NE)
Malik Nabers
WR LSU
JC Latham Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (NE)
JC Latham
OT Alabama
Byron Murphy II Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (NE)
Byron Murphy II
DL Texas
Bo Nix Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (NE)
Bo Nix
QB Oregon
Terrion Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Terrion Arnold
CB Alabama
Kamren Kinchens Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Kamren Kinchens
S Miami (FL)
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (NE)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Matt Goncalves Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (NE)
Matt Goncalves
OT Pittsburgh
Dominick Puni Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (NE)
Dominick Puni
OT Kansas
Cody Schrader Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (NE)
Cody Schrader
RB Missouri
Malik Mustapha Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (NE)
Malik Mustapha
S Wake Forest
Draft Picks Received
Malik Nabers Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (NO)
Malik Nabers
WR LSU
JC Latham Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (ARI)
JC Latham
OT Alabama
Byron Murphy II Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (WSH)
Byron Murphy II
DL Texas
Bo Nix Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (IND)
Bo Nix
QB Oregon
Kamren Kinchens Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (WSH)
Kamren Kinchens
S Miami (FL)
Matt Goncalves Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (IND)
Matt Goncalves
OT Pittsburgh
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (NO)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (IND)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (WSH)
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Draft Picks Traded
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (ARI)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Xavier Worthy Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (WSH)
Xavier Worthy
WR Texas
Players Gained
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Joshua Kalu
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Tyrann Mathieu
S
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall A
ValueA NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureA+
Mustapha should have been long gone. The Patriots pounced, and earned a A.

The Patriots did not reach, did not trade up, did not blink. They just waited, and Malik Mustapha fell into slot 229.

The phones were where this weekend was really won. The edge rusher spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. The veteran additions, Tyrann Mathieu chief among them, give the class a floor the rookies alone would not.

It is a bet on later, and a defensible one for a team playing the long game.

Few war rooms will sleep better than this one tonight.

Pick Analysis
Pick14 Rnd1 Malik Nabers
In the 14th pick they get a true top target, and a steal at that. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick27 Rnd1 JC Latham
In Round 1, Pick 27 they get a cornerstone up front at a price that makes it sweeter. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick36 Rnd2 Byron Murphy II
Byron Murphy II is a better player than slot 36 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick46 Rnd2 Bo Nix
The board fumbled Bo Nix all the way to pick 46, and they scooped it up. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick68 Rnd3 Terrion Arnold
Terrion Arnold at No. 68 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick103 Rnd4 Kamren Kinchens
Kamren Kinchens in pick No. 103 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick104 Rnd4 Xavier Legette
Taking Xavier Legette in the Round 4 slot is close to grand larceny; a wide receiver that good had no business lasting this long. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick118 Rnd4 Matt Goncalves
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Matt Goncalves at the 118th overall pick. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick136 Rnd4 Dominick Puni
A offensive lineman of that caliber at Round 4, Pick 36 is the definition of value, full stop. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick182 Rnd6 Cody Schrader
The board had Cody Schrader higher than No. 182, and the running back fell to them anyway. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick229 Rnd7 Malik Mustapha
Malik Mustapha at the Round 7 slot is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.