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Draft Selections
Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (NE)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (NE)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
JC Latham Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (NE)
JC Latham
OT Alabama
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 15 RND: 1 (NE)
T'Vondre Sweat
DL Texas
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Quinn Ewers Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (NE)
Quinn Ewers
QB Texas
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (NE)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Jack Sawyer Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Jack Sawyer
DE-EDGE Ohio State
D.J. James Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (NE)
D.J. James
CB Auburn
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (NE)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Ainias Smith Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (NE)
Ainias Smith
WR Texas A&M
Hayden Hatten Head Shot
PICK: 192 RND: 6 (NE)
Hayden Hatten
WR Idaho
Jacob Dobbs Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (NE)
Jacob Dobbs
LB Holy Cross
Ricky Pearsall Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (NE)
Ricky Pearsall
WR Florida
Draft Picks Received
Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (WSH)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (TEN)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
JC Latham Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (DEN)
JC Latham
OT Alabama
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 15 RND: 1 (SEA)
T'Vondre Sweat
DL Texas
Quinn Ewers Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (WSH)
Quinn Ewers
QB Texas
Jack Sawyer Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (WSH)
Jack Sawyer
DE-EDGE Ohio State
D.J. James Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (DEN)
D.J. James
CB Auburn
Hayden Hatten Head Shot
PICK: 192 RND: 6 (LAR)
Hayden Hatten
WR Idaho
Jacob Dobbs Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (LAR)
Jacob Dobbs
LB Holy Cross
Draft Picks Traded
Malik Nabers Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (WSH)
Malik Nabers
WR LSU
Blake Fisher Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (TEN)
Blake Fisher
OT Notre Dame
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (MIA)
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Players Gained
Head Shot
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
Players traded away
Head Shot
Christian Gonzalez
CB
Head Shot
Cole Strange
OG
Head Shot
David Andrews
C
Head Shot
Hunter Henry
TE
Head Shot
Jahlani Tavai
LB
Head Shot
Ja'Whaun Bentley
LB
Head Shot
Josh Uche
EDGE
Head Shot
Kevin Harris
RB
Head Shot
Matt Corral
QB
Head Shot
Matthew Judon
EDGE
Head Shot
Mike Onwenu
OG
Head Shot
Myles Bryant
CB
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall F
ValueC+ NeedB TradesF FutureF
The Dobbs reach set the tone, and the Patriots never recovered: F.

Nobody had Jacob Dobbs this high, and it is not close. The Patriots reached 192 spots to get him at the 214th pick. It bottoms out at a F.

Overpaying at the table undid a lot of the good work elsewhere. That safety hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

With safety and running back unsolved, spending premium capital on cornerback is the choice that costs them. Spend now, pay later; the math only works if this class delivers.

Getting Pearsall where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class.

About as rough as a weekend gets on paper, with safety still staring back at them.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Joe Alt
In slot 4 they get a long-term starter on the line. A real need, handled.
Pick9 Rnd1 Kool-Aid McKinstry
In pick 9 they get a press-man option on the boundary at fair value. More want than need.
Pick14 Rnd1 JC Latham
JC Latham in the 14th pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick15 Rnd1 T'Vondre Sweat
In Round 1, Pick 15 they get a load in the middle, reach and all. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick34 Rnd2 Cooper Beebe
Cooper Beebe at pick No. 34 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick36 Rnd2 Quinn Ewers
By-the-book stuff, Quinn Ewers at the 36th overall pick squarely in line with his ranking. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick66 Rnd3 Jackson Powers-Johnson
They went early on Jackson Powers-Johnson in Round 3, Pick 2, and the value did not follow. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick68 Rnd3 Jack Sawyer
A straight-up fair deal on Jack Sawyer at pick 68, value and slot in agreement. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick78 Rnd3 D.J. James
They bypassed pressing needs at safety and running back to take D.J. James, a cornerback that was not the priority.
Pick139 Rnd5 Ben Sinnott
They reached into another round for Ben Sinnott, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick180 Rnd6 Ainias Smith
Ainias Smith at pick No. 180 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick192 Rnd6 Hayden Hatten
Hayden Hatten in the Round 6 slot is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick214 Rnd6 Jacob Dobbs
They talked themselves into Jacob Dobbs at the 214th overall pick, and the board did not agree. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick223 Rnd7 Ricky Pearsall
You do not let a wide receiver like Ricky Pearsall reach No. 223 and blink. They did not. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.