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Draft Selections
Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NE)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
Michael Penix Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Michael Penix Jr.
QB Washington
Malik Washington Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Malik Washington
WR Virginia
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Trevor Keegan Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (NE)
Trevor Keegan
OG Michigan
Eyabi Okie-Anoma Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (NE)
Eyabi Okie-Anoma
DL-EDGE Charlotte
Draft Picks Received
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (PIT)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (PIT)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (PIT)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (PIT)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (PIT)
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Draft Picks Traded
Javon Solomon Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (PIT)
Javon Solomon
OLB-EDGE Troy
Johnny Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (PIT)
Johnny Dixon
CB Penn State
Players Gained
Head Shot
Miles Boykin
WR
Head Shot
Rico Bussey Jr.
WR
Head Shot
Darnell Mooney
WR
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall A-
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureA
Grand theft in No. 34: the Patriots steal Penix Jr. 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.

The interior defensive lineman hole is the one line item this class does not answer. Penix Jr. falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. They are betting Rice proves the room right and everyone else wrong.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Joe Alt
In pick No. 3 they get a cornerstone up front. A real need, handled.
Pick34 Rnd2 Michael Penix Jr.
They barely believed it either: Michael Penix Jr. still on the board at pick 34. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick68 Rnd3 Malik Washington
Malik Washington at the 68th overall pick is a conviction pick that outran the value. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick103 Rnd4 Brenden Rice
They reached a country mile for Brenden Rice at Round 4, Pick 3, and the board is aghast. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick180 Rnd6 Trevor Keegan
A top-tier offensive lineman at a bargain, Trevor Keegan in the Round 6 slot, plain and simple. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick231 Rnd7 Eyabi Okie-Anoma
They took Eyabi Okie-Anoma at par in slot 231, which is nothing to complain about. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.