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  • jim1981 DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
JC Latham Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (NE)
JC Latham
OT Alabama
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (NE)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Quinyon Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (NE)
Quinyon Mitchell
CB Toledo
Ja'Tavion Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Ja'Tavion Sanders
TE Texas
Jordan Morgan Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Jordan Morgan
OT Arizona
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (NE)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Austin Booker Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Austin Booker
DE-EDGE Kansas
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (NE)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (NE)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Joe Milton III Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (NE)
Joe Milton III
QB Tennessee
Ty'Ron Hopper Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (NE)
Ty'Ron Hopper
LB Missouri
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (NE)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
Draft Picks Received
JC Latham Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DEN)
JC Latham
OT Alabama
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (MIN)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Quinyon Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (ARI)
Quinyon Mitchell
CB Toledo
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DEN)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (ARI)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (ARI)
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Draft Picks Traded
Malik Nabers Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (ARI)
Malik Nabers
WR LSU
Players Gained
Head Shot
Budda Baker
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Head Shot
Courtland Sutton
WR
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureB
The Patriots let Morgan fall and pounced. Final grade: B+.

The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: Jordan Morgan, pick No. 68, roughly 31 picks past where he belonged.

The phones were where this weekend was really won. That interior defensive lineman hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. The Milton III pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 JC Latham
In the 12th pick they get a cornerstone up front at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick23 Rnd1 Brian Thomas Jr.
In No. 23 they get a go-to option on the outside. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick27 Rnd1 Quinyon Mitchell
In pick 27 they get a press-man option on the boundary. More want than need.
Pick34 Rnd2 Ja'Tavion Sanders
A market-rate tight end, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Ja'Tavion Sanders. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick68 Rnd3 Jordan Morgan
Jordan Morgan at slot 68 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick76 Rnd3 Xavier Legette
They did well to land Xavier Legette in pick No. 76, just ahead of his grade. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick103 Rnd4 Austin Booker
They robbed the room for Austin Booker here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick137 Rnd5 Christian Jones
A reasonable price with a little left over, Christian Jones in the Round 5 slot. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick162 Rnd5 Luke McCaffrey
They let Luke McCaffrey come to them and pounced at pick 162. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick180 Rnd6 Joe Milton III
A real head-scratcher, Joe Milton III in the 180th overall pick is miles ahead of his ranking. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick193 Rnd6 Ty'Ron Hopper
Ty'Ron Hopper at the 193rd pick is money in the bank, a linebacker taken below his worth. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick231 Rnd7 Frank Gore Jr.
A tidy little value on Frank Gore Jr. in pick No. 231, a step better than break-even. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.