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Draft Selections
Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (NE)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
Ricky Pearsall Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (NE)
Ricky Pearsall
WR Florida
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (NE)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Javon Foster Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (NE)
Javon Foster
OT Missouri
Mason McCormick Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (NE)
Mason McCormick
OT South Dakota State
Kitan Oladapo Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (NE)
Kitan Oladapo
S Oregon State
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (NE)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Trey Knox Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (NE)
Trey Knox
TE South Carolina
Draft Picks Received
Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (PIT)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
Ricky Pearsall Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (MIA)
Ricky Pearsall
WR Florida
Javon Foster Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (SEA)
Javon Foster
OT Missouri
Mason McCormick Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (CHI)
Mason McCormick
OT South Dakota State
Kitan Oladapo Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (SEA)
Kitan Oladapo
S Oregon State
Draft Picks Traded
Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (CHI)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (PIT)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (MIA)
Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
LB Clemson
Roger Rosengarten Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (MIA)
Roger Rosengarten
OT Washington
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIA)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Players Gained
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Holton Ahlers
QB
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Justin Fields
QB
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DJ Moore
WR
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Montez Sweat
EDGE
Players traded away
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Mac Jones
QB
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Mike Gesicki
TE
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB TradesA+ FutureD
The Patriots turned the phones into found money: B.

If you want a masterclass in dealing, watch the Patriots, who turned every swap into a profit this weekend.

Leaving edge rusher unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. However the rest shakes out, McCaffrey at that price is a win they earned.

Every board in the league had McCormick lower, and that gap is the story.

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick20 Rnd1 Taliese Fuaga
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Taliese Fuaga. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick55 Rnd2 Ricky Pearsall
A straight-up fair deal on Ricky Pearsall at No. 55, value and slot in agreement. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick104 Rnd4 Brenden Rice
A tidy little value on Brenden Rice in the 104th overall pick, a step better than break-even. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick119 Rnd4 Javon Foster
Javon Foster at the Round 4 slot is right where the board had him, plain and simple. The roster fit checks out.
Pick143 Rnd5 Mason McCormick
A premium they did not need to pay, Mason McCormick a notch or two before his time. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick151 Rnd5 Kitan Oladapo
By-the-book stuff, Kitan Oladapo at pick 151 squarely in line with his ranking. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick182 Rnd6 Luke McCaffrey
Luke McCaffrey is a better player than the 182nd pick suggests; smart patience, rewarded. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick229 Rnd7 Trey Knox
The board had cheaper options than Trey Knox at Round 7, Pick 9, and it noticed. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.