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Draft Selections
Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NE)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (NE)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
JC Latham Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (NE)
JC Latham
OT Alabama
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Jack Sawyer Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (NE)
Jack Sawyer
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (NE)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Christian Haynes Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (NE)
Christian Haynes
OG Connecticut
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (NE)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (NE)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Hayden Hatten Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (NE)
Hayden Hatten
WR Idaho
Ricky Pearsall Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (NE)
Ricky Pearsall
WR Florida
Jacob Dobbs Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (NE)
Jacob Dobbs
LB Holy Cross
Draft Picks Received
Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (ARI)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (ATL)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
JC Latham Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (ARI)
JC Latham
OT Alabama
Jack Sawyer Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (ARI)
Jack Sawyer
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Christian Haynes Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (ARI)
Christian Haynes
OG Connecticut
Jacob Dobbs Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (WSH)
Jacob Dobbs
LB Holy Cross
Draft Picks Traded
Caleb Williams Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (ARI)
Caleb Williams
QB USC
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (MIA)
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Players traded away
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Christian Gonzalez
CB
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Cole Strange
OG
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DeVante Parker
WR
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Ja'Whaun Bentley
LB
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Josh Uche
EDGE
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Kyle Dugger
S
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Matthew Judon
EDGE
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Matthew Slater
WR
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Mike Onwenu
OG
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Myles Bryant
CB
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Rhamondre Stevenson
RB
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall F
ValueC+ NeedB TradesF FutureF
The Patriots left with their quarterback, and a F to match.

The Patriots did not so much draft Jacob Dobbs as overpay for him, 181 picks clear of his grade. It sets an uneasy tone for the weekend.

The dealing is the wound this class cannot quite close. They have staked the next five years on Jayden Daniels, which is the only story that really matters here. They punted on interior defensive lineman, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

The Pearsall pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch. The bill for those future picks comes due whether the class hits or not.

There is no soft landing here; this class has to massively overperform just to matter.

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Joe Alt
In pick 3 they get a plug-and-play piece up front at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick10 Rnd1 Jayden Daniels
In slot 10 they get a franchise quarterback. A real need, handled.
Pick17 Rnd1 JC Latham
In No. 17 they get an anchor for the offensive line. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick34 Rnd2 Cooper Beebe
A real head-scratcher, Cooper Beebe in the 34th overall pick is miles ahead of his ranking. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick35 Rnd2 Jack Sawyer
Jack Sawyer in pick No. 35 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick66 Rnd3 Jackson Powers-Johnson
A conviction pick on Jackson Powers-Johnson at the 66th pick that the board grades a round light. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick67 Rnd3 Christian Haynes
They reached into another round for Christian Haynes, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick102 Rnd4 Braelon Allen
Braelon Allen at Round 4, Pick 2 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick139 Rnd5 Ben Sinnott
Ben Sinnott at pick No. 139 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick180 Rnd6 Hayden Hatten
Value said wait; Hayden Hatten in No. 180 says they were not listening. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick223 Rnd7 Ricky Pearsall
Ricky Pearsall at the 223rd pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick225 Rnd7 Jacob Dobbs
Jacob Dobbs at the 225th overall pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. A minor need, but a need all the same.