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    Patriots
Draft Selections
Caleb Williams Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (NE)
Caleb Williams
QB USC
Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (NE)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
Ja'Tavion Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Ja'Tavion Sanders
TE Texas
Austin Booker Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Austin Booker
DE-EDGE Kansas
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (NE)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Will Shipley Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (NE)
Will Shipley
RB Clemson
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (NE)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Malik Mustapha Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (NE)
Malik Mustapha
S Wake Forest
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (NE)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Tatum Bethune Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (NE)
Tatum Bethune
LB Florida State
Draft Picks Received
Caleb Williams Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (ARI)
Caleb Williams
QB USC
Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (ARI)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (ARI)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (ARI)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Draft Picks Traded
Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (ARI)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesA FutureB-
Quarterback settled, Williams in the fold, and a B for the Patriots.

The Patriots spent the pick that matters most on Caleb Williams, and a roster that has been waiting on a passer can start to take shape. It nets out to a B, which feels about right.

Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Mustapha. Reaching for Bethune left real value on the table behind him. Leaving interior defensive lineman unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

Good work on the whole, with interior defensive lineman the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Caleb Williams
In the 4th overall pick they get the face of the franchise. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick27 Rnd1 Troy Fautanu
In slot 27 they get a long-term starter on the line at fair value. A real need, handled.
Pick34 Rnd2 Ja'Tavion Sanders
A market-rate tight end, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Ja'Tavion Sanders. It fills a real need, too.
Pick68 Rnd3 Austin Booker
A straight-up fair deal on Austin Booker at pick No. 68, value and slot in agreement. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick90 Rnd3 Khyree Jackson
Khyree Jackson is a better player than the 90th pick suggests; smart patience, rewarded. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick104 Rnd4 Will Shipley
Will Shipley at Round 4, Pick 4 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick136 Rnd4 Johnny Wilson
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Johnny Wilson at No. 136. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick182 Rnd6 Malik Mustapha
The board fumbled Malik Mustapha all the way to the Round 6 slot, and they scooped it up. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick188 Rnd6 Luke McCaffrey
They robbed the room for Luke McCaffrey here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick229 Rnd7 Tatum Bethune
Tatum Bethune at No. 229 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.