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Draft Selections
Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NE)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Malachi Corley Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Malachi Corley
WR Western Kentucky
Javon Foster Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (NE)
Javon Foster
OT Missouri
Theo Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (NE)
Theo Johnson
TE Penn State
Isaiah Davis Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (NE)
Isaiah Davis
RB South Dakota State
Joshua Cephus Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (NE)
Joshua Cephus
WR UTSA
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Patriots did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B-.

The Patriots treated their own grade as gospel and everyone else's as noise, spending No. 229 on Joshua Cephus a full 25 spots early.

Leaving edge rusher unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. The Davis value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Joe Alt
Joe Alt in Round 1, Pick 3 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. The roster fit checks out.
Pick34 Rnd2 J.J. McCarthy
J.J. McCarthy at the 34th pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick68 Rnd3 Malachi Corley
Malachi Corley is a better player than pick 68 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick104 Rnd4 Javon Foster
A conviction pick on Javon Foster at the 104th overall pick that the board grades a round light. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick136 Rnd4 Theo Johnson
No edge and no loss on Theo Johnson in pick No. 136; it is a wash and a sensible one. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick182 Rnd6 Isaiah Davis
Isaiah Davis in the Round 6 slot should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick229 Rnd7 Joshua Cephus
Joshua Cephus in the Round 7 slot is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.