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Draft Selections
Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (NE)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
Ennis Rakestraw Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
CB Missouri
Brandon Dorlus Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Brandon Dorlus
DE-EDGE Oregon
Javon Solomon Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Javon Solomon
OLB-EDGE Troy
Theo Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (NE)
Theo Johnson
TE Penn State
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (NE)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
Demani Richardson Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (NE)
Demani Richardson
S Texas A&M
Charles Turner III Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (NE)
Charles Turner III
C LSU
Draft Picks Received
Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (CHI)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
Draft Picks Traded
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (CHI)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Players Gained
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Justin Fields
QB
Players traded away
Head Shot
Cole Strange
OG
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueC+ NeedB- TradesB+ FutureB-
A solid, sensible weekend for the Patriots: B.

The Patriots put a flag in the ground for Charles Turner III, 80 picks before anyone else would have, and the value took the hit.

Spending an early pick on OLB-EDGE with wide receiver, interior defensive lineman and other spots open is the decision the grade keeps circling back to. They will regret leaving wide receiver for another day if the season turns on it.

The Justin Fields pickup adds a known quantity to a class of unknowns.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick Analysis
Pick9 Rnd1 Olumuyiwa Fashanu
In pick No. 9 they get a blindside protector. A real need, handled.
Pick34 Rnd2 Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
Ennis Rakestraw Jr. in pick 34 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick68 Rnd3 Brandon Dorlus
They paid sticker price for Brandon Dorlus in No. 68, and that is fine. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick103 Rnd4 Javon Solomon
A want over a need in Round 4, Pick 3: Javon Solomon adds an OLB-EDGE while wide receiver, interior defensive lineman and other spots keeps waiting.
Pick139 Rnd5 Theo Johnson
Theo Johnson at the 139th pick is a conviction pick that outran the value. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick182 Rnd6 Christian Jones
A reach on Christian Jones in slot 182; the board had better options right there. The roster fit checks out.
Pick224 Rnd7 Demani Richardson
Demani Richardson in the 224th pick is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick232 Rnd7 Charles Turner III
Charles Turner III at the Round 7 slot is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.