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Draft Selections
Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (NE)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (NE)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Blake Corum Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (NE)
Blake Corum
RB Michigan
Jamari Thrash Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Jamari Thrash
WR Louisville
Johnny Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (NE)
Johnny Dixon
CB Penn State
Joe Milton III Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (NE)
Joe Milton III
QB Tennessee
Grayson Murphy Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (NE)
Grayson Murphy
DL-EDGE UCLA
Nehemiah Pritchett Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (NE)
Nehemiah Pritchett
CB Auburn
Kimani Vidal Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (NE)
Kimani Vidal
RB Troy
Omar Speights Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (NE)
Omar Speights
LB LSU
Jase McClellan Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (NE)
Jase McClellan
RB Alabama
Zakhari Franklin Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (NE)
Zakhari Franklin
WR Mississippi
Trevor Keegan Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (NE)
Trevor Keegan
OG Michigan
Joshua Cephus Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (NE)
Joshua Cephus
WR UTSA
Draft Picks Received
Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (CHI)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (CHI)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Blake Corum Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CIN)
Blake Corum
RB Michigan
Johnny Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (ATL)
Johnny Dixon
CB Penn State
Joe Milton III Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (JAX)
Joe Milton III
QB Tennessee
Grayson Murphy Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (WSH)
Grayson Murphy
DL-EDGE UCLA
Kimani Vidal Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (JAX)
Kimani Vidal
RB Troy
Omar Speights Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (WSH)
Omar Speights
LB LSU
Zakhari Franklin Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (PHI)
Zakhari Franklin
WR Mississippi
Trevor Keegan Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (ATL)
Trevor Keegan
OG Michigan
Joshua Cephus Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (CIN)
Joshua Cephus
WR UTSA
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (CHI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (CHI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (CHI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (CIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (JAX)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (PHI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (NYG)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (WSH)
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Draft Picks Traded
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (CHI)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Tyler Guyton Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (CIN)
Tyler Guyton
OT Oklahoma
Zion Tupuola-Fetui Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (JAX)
Zion Tupuola-Fetui
DE-EDGE Washington
Brevyn Spann-Ford Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (NYG)
Brevyn Spann-Ford
TE Minnesota
Players Gained
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Jeff Gunter
EDGE
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Tanner McKee
QB
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB- TradesD FutureA+
The Patriots robbed the room for Pritchett. Final grade: B-.

Thirty-one other rooms let Nehemiah Pritchett slide, and the Patriots were the ones holding the card at the 182nd pick. Highway robbery. It nets out to a B-, which feels about right.

The Zinter pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. A whole weekend of picks and interior defensive lineman is somehow still a want.

Job largely done: edge rusher settled and 5 of 8 of the wish list covered.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the interior defensive lineman spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick9 Rnd1 Joe Alt
In slot 9 they get a cornerstone up front. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick34 Rnd2 Patrick Paul
A reach for Patrick Paul in Round 2, Pick 2; a little patience would have been rewarded. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick75 Rnd3 Zak Zinter
They reached a country mile for Zak Zinter at the 75th overall pick, and the board is aghast. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick80 Rnd3 Blake Corum
Blake Corum at the Round 3 slot is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the running back. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick103 Rnd4 Jamari Thrash
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Jamari Thrash in pick No. 103. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick145 Rnd5 Johnny Dixon
Taking Johnny Dixon in the 145th pick is close to grand larceny; a cornerback that good had no business lasting this long. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick155 Rnd5 Joe Milton III
Joe Milton III at No. 155 is a conviction pick that outran the value. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick181 Rnd6 Grayson Murphy
Grayson Murphy slipping to pick 181 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick182 Rnd6 Nehemiah Pritchett
The board fumbled Nehemiah Pritchett all the way to the Round 6 slot, and they scooped it up. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
Pick211 Rnd6 Kimani Vidal
Circle this one: Kimani Vidal at the 211th overall pick is a fall that decides a draft. It fills a real need, too.
Pick223 Rnd7 Omar Speights
A tidy bit of business in Round 7, Pick 3, where Omar Speights graded well above the range. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick224 Rnd7 Jase McClellan
Jase McClellan in the 224th pick is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick243 Rnd7 Zakhari Franklin
Zakhari Franklin in pick No. 243 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick244 Rnd7 Trevor Keegan
They read the board right and Trevor Keegan was the payoff at No. 244. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick254 Rnd7 Joshua Cephus
Joshua Cephus at pick 254 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.