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Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (NE)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Matt Goncalves Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (NE)
Matt Goncalves
OT Pittsburgh
Javon Solomon Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (NE)
Javon Solomon
OLB-EDGE Troy
Jarrian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (NE)
Jarrian Jones
CB Florida State
Isaiah Williams Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (NE)
Isaiah Williams
WR Illinois
Ty'Ron Hopper Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (NE)
Ty'Ron Hopper
LB Missouri
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (NE)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
Ryan Flournoy Head Shot
PICK: 242 RND: 7 (NE)
Ryan Flournoy
WR Southeast Missouri State
Draft Picks Received
Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (CHI)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
Matt Goncalves Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (SEA)
Matt Goncalves
OT Pittsburgh
Javon Solomon Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (CHI)
Javon Solomon
OLB-EDGE Troy
Isaiah Williams Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (TEN)
Isaiah Williams
WR Illinois
Ryan Flournoy Head Shot
PICK: 242 RND: 7 (TEN)
Ryan Flournoy
WR Southeast Missouri State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (CHI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (CHI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (SEA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (SEA)
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Draft Picks Traded
Malik Nabers Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (CHI)
Malik Nabers
WR LSU
Ja'Lynn Polk Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (SEA)
Ja'Lynn Polk
WR Washington
Beau Brade Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (TEN)
Beau Brade
S Maryland
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueB+ NeedB- TradesF FutureA+
The Patriots cashed the board's mistake on Flournoy: B-.

Thirty-one other rooms let Ryan Flournoy slide, and the Patriots were the ones holding the card at the 242nd pick. Highway robbery.

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

It is not that Solomon is a bad player; it is that the Patriots had louder needs to answer first.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick9 Rnd1 Joe Alt
Joe Alt at slot 9 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the offensive lineman. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick34 Rnd2 Cooper DeJean
Cooper DeJean slid further than he should have, and No. 34 is lovely value for the cornerback. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick68 Rnd3 Cooper Beebe
Cooper Beebe in the 68th pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick118 Rnd4 Matt Goncalves
Fair-plus on Matt Goncalves, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. It fills a real need, too.
Pick122 Rnd4 Javon Solomon
Hard to square with the roster. With positions of obvious need still on the board, Javon Solomon adds an OLB-EDGE and leaves edge rusher, interior defensive lineman and other spots untouched.
Pick137 Rnd5 Jarrian Jones
No drama and no debate, Jarrian Jones went about where he belonged in the Round 5 slot. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.
Pick182 Rnd6 Isaiah Williams
Isaiah Williams at pick 182 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick193 Rnd6 Ty'Ron Hopper
Ty'Ron Hopper slipping to the 193rd overall pick is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick231 Rnd7 Frank Gore Jr.
They did well to land Frank Gore Jr. in slot 231, just ahead of his grade. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick242 Rnd7 Ryan Flournoy
You do not let a wide receiver like Ryan Flournoy reach pick 242 and blink. They did not. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.