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April11

Draft Selections
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 15 RND: 1 (NE)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Tyler Guyton Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (NE)
Tyler Guyton
OT Oklahoma
Ladd McConkey Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Ladd McConkey
WR Georgia
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (NE)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Cade Stover Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Cade Stover
TE Ohio State
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Dylan Laube Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (NE)
Dylan Laube
RB New Hampshire
Dwight McGlothern Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (NE)
Dwight McGlothern
CB Arkansas
Jordan Jefferson Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (NE)
Jordan Jefferson
DT LSU
Cornelius Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (NE)
Cornelius Johnson
WR Michigan
M.J. Devonshire Head Shot
PICK: 234 RND: 7 (NE)
M.J. Devonshire
CB Pittsburgh
Draft Picks Received
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 15 RND: 1 (IND)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Tyler Guyton Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (MIN)
Tyler Guyton
OT Oklahoma
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (IND)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
M.J. Devonshire Head Shot
PICK: 234 RND: 7 (IND)
M.J. Devonshire
CB Pittsburgh
Draft Picks Traded
Malik Nabers Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (MIN)
Malik Nabers
WR LSU
Players Gained
Head Shot
T.J. Hockenson
TE
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB TradesA+ FutureB-
The Patriots bet the future on McCarthy. The board says B.

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. No fireworks, but a solid B.

The Johnson steal is the beam this whole class leans on. They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own. They will regret leaving edge rusher for another day if the season turns on it.

The Laube pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick Analysis
Pick15 Rnd1 J.J. McCarthy
In Round 1, Pick 15 they get their guy under center for the next decade, even if it was a touch early.
Pick23 Rnd1 Tyler Guyton
In the 23rd pick they get a cornerstone up front at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick34 Rnd2 Ladd McConkey
Ladd McConkey in the Round 2 slot is fair value, right on his grade. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick46 Rnd2 Xavier Legette
A slide stopped in slot 46, with Xavier Legette worth more than the price. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick68 Rnd3 Cade Stover
Cade Stover at No. 68 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick103 Rnd4 Zak Zinter
A straight-up fair deal on Zak Zinter at pick 103, value and slot in agreement. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick137 Rnd5 Dylan Laube
Value said wait; Dylan Laube in the 137th overall pick says they were not listening. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick180 Rnd6 Dwight McGlothern
Dwight McGlothern in pick No. 180 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick193 Rnd6 Jordan Jefferson
A tidy bit of business in No. 193, where Jordan Jefferson graded well above the range. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick231 Rnd7 Cornelius Johnson
They robbed the room for Cornelius Johnson here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick234 Rnd7 M.J. Devonshire
M.J. Devonshire in the 234th overall pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.