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    Patriots
Draft Selections
Malik Nabers Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (NE)
Malik Nabers
WR LSU
JC Latham Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (NE)
JC Latham
OT Alabama
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (NE)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Kamari Lassiter Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Kamari Lassiter
CB Georgia
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (NE)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Mike Sainristil Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Mike Sainristil
CB Michigan
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (NE)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
Sataoa Laumea Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 5 (NE)
Sataoa Laumea
OT Utah
Michael Pratt Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (NE)
Michael Pratt
QB Tulane
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (NE)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Walter Rouse Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (NE)
Walter Rouse
OT Oklahoma
Trente Jones Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (NE)
Trente Jones
OT Michigan
Nathaniel Watson Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (NE)
Nathaniel Watson
LB Mississippi State
Draft Picks Received
Malik Nabers Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (CHI)
Malik Nabers
WR LSU
JC Latham Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (CIN)
JC Latham
OT Alabama
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (ARI)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (LV)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
Sataoa Laumea Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 5 (ARI)
Sataoa Laumea
OT Utah
Michael Pratt Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (LV)
Michael Pratt
QB Tulane
Trente Jones Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (DAL)
Trente Jones
OT Michigan
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (CHI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (CIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (CIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (CHI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (NO)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (ARI)
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PICK: RND: 6 (DAL)
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Draft Picks Traded
Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (ARI)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
Jordan Morgan Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (DAL)
Jordan Morgan
OT Arizona
Fabien Lovett Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (JAX)
Fabien Lovett
DL Florida State
Players Gained
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Tank Bigsby
RB
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Brandin Cooks
WR
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Jakobi Meyers
WR
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Gardner Minshew
QB
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Blake Whiteheart
TE
Players traded away
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Ezekiel Elliott
RB
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Kayshon Boutte
WR
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall A
ValueB+ NeedB TradesA+ FutureA+
The Patriots cashed the board's mistake on Melton: A.

The Patriots did not reach, did not trade up, did not blink. They just waited, and Max Melton fell into Round 4, Pick 12. They executed a plan and it shows in the A.

The phones were where this weekend was really won. Spending an early pick on cornerback with edge rusher, interior defensive lineman and other spots open is the decision the grade keeps circling back to.

They punted on edge rusher, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

Bottom line, with Malik Nabers leading the way, this is a class that should pay off fast and rarely be regretted.

Pick Analysis
Pick9 Rnd1 Malik Nabers
In the 9th pick they get a go-to option on the outside at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick18 Rnd1 JC Latham
JC Latham in Round 1, Pick 18 lands just on the right side of the ledger. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick49 Rnd2 Brian Thomas Jr.
Circle this one: Brian Thomas Jr. at pick No. 49 is a fall that decides a draft. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick68 Rnd3 Kamari Lassiter
A cornerback of that caliber at slot 68 is the definition of value, full stop. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick71 Rnd3 Kingsley Suamataia
The board had Kingsley Suamataia higher than pick 71, and the offensive lineman fell to them anyway. It fills a real need, too.
Pick103 Rnd4 Mike Sainristil
A surprising call. With edge rusher, interior defensive lineman and other spots still to address, they spent the Round 4 slot on Mike Sainristil, a cornerback they were not short of.
Pick112 Rnd4 Max Melton
The needs board was loud and they turned it down, spending the 112th overall pick on Max Melton with edge rusher, interior defensive lineman and other spots unsolved.
Pick138 Rnd5 Sataoa Laumea
Sataoa Laumea at No. 138 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick148 Rnd5 Michael Pratt
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Michael Pratt in the 148th overall pick. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick180 Rnd6 Luke McCaffrey
Luke McCaffrey at Round 6, Pick 5 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick193 Rnd6 Walter Rouse
They robbed the room for Walter Rouse here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick216 Rnd6 Trente Jones
Trente Jones in pick 216 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick231 Rnd7 Nathaniel Watson
Somehow Nathaniel Watson was still sitting there in No. 231, and they pounced on premier linebacker value. A minor need, but a need all the same.