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Draft Selections
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (NE)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Sedrick Van Pran Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Sedrick Van Pran
C Georgia
MarShawn Lloyd Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
MarShawn Lloyd
RB USC
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (NE)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Sione Vaki Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (NE)
Sione Vaki
S Utah
Sheridan Jones Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (NE)
Sheridan Jones
CB Clemson
Draft Picks Received
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIN)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (NYG)
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Draft Picks Traded
Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (MIN)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (MIN)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Trente Jones Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (NYG)
Trente Jones
OT Michigan
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (CHI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (CHI)
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Players Gained
Head Shot
Justin Jefferson
WR
Players traded away
Head Shot
Bailey Zappe
QB
Head Shot
J.C. Jackson
CB
Head Shot
James Ferentz
OG
Head Shot
JuJu Smith-Schuster
WR
Head Shot
Malcolm Butler
CB
Head Shot
Malcolm Perry
WR
Head Shot
Matt Corral
QB
Head Shot
Matthew Slater
WR
Head Shot
Nathan Rourke
QB
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueC NeedB TradesA+ FutureC
The Patriots answered their biggest question with McCarthy. Grade: B.

The search is over. The Patriots handed the keys to J.J. McCarthy, and the whole operation now runs on his development. More right than wrong, and a B to match.

They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own. Landing Vaki that late papers over a lot of smaller sins. For all the activity, edge rusher went untouched, which is hard to explain.

The cost of the McCarthy reach is exactly the players who went right after him.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the edge rusher spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 J.J. McCarthy
In pick 11 they get the face of the franchise, a steep price for the projection. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick68 Rnd3 Sedrick Van Pran
By-the-book stuff, Sedrick Van Pran at slot 68 squarely in line with his ranking. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick103 Rnd4 MarShawn Lloyd
A reasonable price with a little left over, MarShawn Lloyd in No. 103. The roster fit checks out.
Pick137 Rnd5 Ben Sinnott
Ben Sinnott at the 137th pick is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the tight end. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick180 Rnd6 Sione Vaki
You do not let a safety like Sione Vaki reach the 180th overall pick and blink. They did not. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick231 Rnd7 Sheridan Jones
Value with a capital V on Sheridan Jones in the Round 7 slot, a genuine coup. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.