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    Patriots
Draft Selections
JC Latham Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (NE)
JC Latham
OT Alabama
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (NE)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
Ja'Lynn Polk Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
Ja'Lynn Polk
WR Washington
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (NE)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Kitan Oladapo Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (NE)
Kitan Oladapo
S Oregon State
Zion Tupuola-Fetui Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (NE)
Zion Tupuola-Fetui
DE-EDGE Washington
Kamal Hadden Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (NE)
Kamal Hadden
CB Tennessee
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (NE)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
Draft Picks Received
JC Latham Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIN)
JC Latham
OT Alabama
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (MIN)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Ja'Lynn Polk Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (LAC)
Ja'Lynn Polk
WR Washington
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (LAC)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Draft Picks Traded
Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (MIN)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (CHI)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Players Gained
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Jordan Addison
WR
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB TradesA+ FutureC
The Patriots finally solved quarterback, and it carried them to a B.

After circling the position for what felt like forever, the Patriots committed. J.J. McCarthy is the quarterback now, and the roster gets built to his timeline. They moved the roster forward and banked a B for it.

The Tupuola-Fetui pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast.

The Hadden steal is the beam this whole class leans on. A whole weekend of picks and interior defensive lineman is somehow still a want.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 JC Latham
In the Round 1 slot they get a blindside protector. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick23 Rnd1 J.J. McCarthy
In Round 1, Pick 23 they get the face of the franchise at fair value. A real need, handled.
Pick34 Rnd2 Brian Thomas Jr.
Brian Thomas Jr. at the 34th overall pick is money in the bank, a wide receiver taken below his worth. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick68 Rnd3 Patrick Paul
Patrick Paul at slot 68 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick69 Rnd3 Ja'Lynn Polk
They paid sticker price for Ja'Lynn Polk in pick 69, and that is fine. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick103 Rnd4 Khyree Jackson
Nothing to complain about; Khyree Jackson went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick110 Rnd4 Ben Sinnott
A real head-scratcher, Ben Sinnott in pick No. 110 is miles ahead of his ranking. The roster fit checks out.
Pick137 Rnd5 Kitan Oladapo
The board had cheaper options than Kitan Oladapo at the 137th pick, and it noticed. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick180 Rnd6 Zion Tupuola-Fetui
A big swing on Zion Tupuola-Fetui at the 180th pick, well ahead of any board in the building. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick193 Rnd6 Kamal Hadden
They robbed the room for Kamal Hadden here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
Pick231 Rnd7 Frank Gore Jr.
Frank Gore Jr. at No. 231 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. It fills a real need, too.