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Draft Selections
Brock Bowers Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NE)
Brock Bowers
TE Georgia
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Blake Fisher Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Blake Fisher
OT Notre Dame
Mike Sainristil Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (NE)
Mike Sainristil
CB Michigan
Jaylen Harrell Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (NE)
Jaylen Harrell
DE-EDGE Michigan
J.J. Weaver Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (NE)
J.J. Weaver
LB-EDGE Kentucky
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Patriots checked most of the boxes and earned a B-.

There is a lot to like until you notice interior defensive lineman is still a hole. The Patriots never got to the one that mattered most. It nets out to a B-, which feels about right.

The Rice pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. The roster is better shaped than it was, with edge rusher chief among the fixes.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Brock Bowers
In Round 1, Pick 3 they get a mismatch in the passing game at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick34 Rnd2 J.J. McCarthy
They paid up for J.J. McCarthy at the Round 2 slot when waiting would have done the job. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick68 Rnd3 Brenden Rice
Brenden Rice at No. 68 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick103 Rnd4 Blake Fisher
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Blake Fisher. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick139 Rnd5 Mike Sainristil
Mike Sainristil in pick No. 139 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick182 Rnd6 Jaylen Harrell
Jaylen Harrell in the 182nd pick is fair value, right on his grade. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick224 Rnd7 J.J. Weaver
No edge and no loss on J.J. Weaver in the 224th overall pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.