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Draft Selections
Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (NE)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
Tyler Guyton Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (NE)
Tyler Guyton
OT Oklahoma
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Roman Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Roman Wilson
WR Michigan
Cade Stover Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (NE)
Cade Stover
TE-EDGE Ohio State
Drake Nugent Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (NE)
Drake Nugent
C Michigan
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (NE)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Javon Baker Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (NE)
Javon Baker
WR UCF
Trevor Keegan Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (NE)
Trevor Keegan
OG Michigan
Draft Picks Received
Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (ARI)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
Tyler Guyton Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (ARI)
Tyler Guyton
OT Oklahoma
Cade Stover Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (ARI)
Cade Stover
TE-EDGE Ohio State
Draft Picks Traded
Malik Nabers Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (ARI)
Malik Nabers
WR LSU
Players Gained
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Budda Baker
S
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Joey Bosa
EDGE
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Khalil Mack
EDGE
Head Shot
Tyrann Mathieu
S
Players traded away
Head Shot
DeVante Parker
WR
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Josh Uche
EDGE
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JuJu Smith-Schuster
WR
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Mac Jones
QB
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueC+ NeedB TradesA+ FutureB-
A masterclass at the trade table lands the Patriots a B.

Somewhere a scout is still blinking. The Patriots spent the 104th overall pick on Drake Nugent, a name the board had a full 46 spots lower. They moved the roster forward and banked a B for it.

They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own. The Stover pick is fine in a vacuum, less so with edge rusher, interior defensive lineman and other spots still on the board.

For all the activity, edge rusher went untouched, which is hard to explain. The imported veterans give this class a floor the draft picks could not on their own.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Joe Alt
In the 4th pick they get a cornerstone up front. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick27 Rnd1 Tyler Guyton
In pick No. 27 they get protection for the quarterback, reach and all. A real need, handled.
Pick34 Rnd2 J.J. McCarthy
J.J. McCarthy at pick 34 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick68 Rnd3 Roman Wilson
A reach on Roman Wilson in the Round 3 slot; the board had better options right there. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick90 Rnd3 Cade Stover
They bypassed pressing needs at edge rusher, interior defensive lineman and other spots to take Cade Stover, a TE-EDGE that was not the priority.
Pick104 Rnd4 Drake Nugent
They left a pile of value on the table to take Drake Nugent this early at slot 104. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick136 Rnd4 Ben Sinnott
They paid up for Ben Sinnott at slot 136 when waiting would have done the job. The roster fit checks out.
Pick182 Rnd6 Javon Baker
They paid sticker price for Javon Baker in pick No. 182, and that is fine. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick229 Rnd7 Trevor Keegan
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Trevor Keegan well ahead of where he belonged. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.