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  • Kenton DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (NE)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
JC Latham Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (NE)
JC Latham
OT Alabama
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Keon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (NE)
Keon Coleman
WR Florida State
Will Shipley Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (NE)
Will Shipley
RB Clemson
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (NE)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Braiden McGregor Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (NE)
Braiden McGregor
DE-EDGE Michigan
Kamal Hadden Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (NE)
Kamal Hadden
CB Tennessee
Garret Greenfield Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (NE)
Garret Greenfield
OT South Dakota State
Draft Picks Received
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DEN)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
JC Latham Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (CIN)
JC Latham
OT Alabama
Keon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DEN)
Keon Coleman
WR Florida State
Will Shipley Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (NYJ)
Will Shipley
RB Clemson
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (NYJ)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (NYJ)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (DEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (NYJ)
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Draft Picks Traded
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Dominick Puni Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (CIN)
Dominick Puni
OT Kansas
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (CIN)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (CHI)
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Players Gained
Head Shot
Adam Trautman
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Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B+
ValueB- NeedB TradesA FutureB
McCarthy is the Patriots' new face under center. Grade: B+.

Start where it matters. The Patriots took J.J. McCarthy to run the offense for the next decade, and every other decision this weekend bends around that one. More right than wrong, and a B+ to match.

They banked enough surplus on Coleman to cover a lot of smaller sins. The cost of the McCarthy reach is exactly the players who went right after him. That interior defensive lineman hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

Adding Adam Trautman by trade rounds out the weekend beyond the rookies.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but interior defensive lineman.

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 J.J. McCarthy
In the 12th overall pick they get their guy under center for the next decade, though they paid up to get him. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick18 Rnd1 JC Latham
In pick 18 they get a building block for the line. A real need, handled.
Pick34 Rnd2 Chop Robinson
The board had Chop Robinson higher than the 34th pick, and the edge rusher fell to them anyway. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick76 Rnd3 Keon Coleman
Keon Coleman at No. 76 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick111 Rnd4 Will Shipley
A reasonable price with a little left over, Will Shipley in the Round 4 slot. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick137 Rnd5 Johnny Wilson
A slide stopped in slot 137, with Johnny Wilson worth more than the price. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick180 Rnd6 Braiden McGregor
A tidy little value on Braiden McGregor in pick No. 180, a step better than break-even. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick193 Rnd6 Kamal Hadden
Steal is underselling it; Kamal Hadden at Round 6, Pick 18 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick231 Rnd7 Garret Greenfield
Garret Greenfield is a better player than the 231st pick suggests; smart patience, rewarded. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.