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Draft Selections
Mason Graham Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (NE)
Mason Graham
DT Michigan
Jared Ivey Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (NE)
Jared Ivey
DE-EDGE Ole Miss
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (NE)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Ajani Cornelius Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (NE)
Ajani Cornelius
OT Oregon
Danny Stutsman Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (NE)
Danny Stutsman
LB Oklahoma
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (NE)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
Carson Schwesinger Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Carson Schwesinger
LB UCLA
Ja'Corey Brooks Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (NE)
Ja'Corey Brooks
WR Louisville
Nick Nash Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 5 (NE)
Nick Nash
WR San Jose State
Seth McLaughlin Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (NE)
Seth McLaughlin
C Ohio State
Elijah Arroyo Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (NE)
Elijah Arroyo
TE Miami
Draft Picks Received
Mason Graham Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (DAL)
Mason Graham
DT Michigan
Jared Ivey Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (LAC)
Jared Ivey
DE-EDGE Ole Miss
Ajani Cornelius Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (DAL)
Ajani Cornelius
OT Oregon
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (NYG)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
Ja'Corey Brooks Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (NYG)
Ja'Corey Brooks
WR Louisville
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (NYG)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (LAC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (NYG)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (CAR)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (NYG)
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Draft Picks Traded
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (DAL)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
JT Tuimoloau Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (CHI)
JT Tuimoloau
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Elijhah Badger Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (CAR)
Elijhah Badger
WR Florida
Players Gained
Head Shot
Tyler Smith
OT
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Darnell Wright
OT
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall A-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureA+
The Patriots won the weekend at the trade table. Grade: A-.

There was a run on nobody at that position, and the Patriots started one anyway for Nick Nash, 102 picks ahead of schedule. This is how you run a draft, and the A- reflects it.

The Arroyo pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch. Every deal seemed to tilt their way, which is not luck.

The Schwesinger pick reads as want over need, and the roster will feel it at safety, quarterback and other spots. They punted on safety, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

Add it up and few war rooms did better this weekend, Mason Graham and all.

Pick Analysis
Pick13 Rnd1 Mason Graham
In the 13th pick they get a run-stuffing presence up front. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick55 Rnd2 Jared Ivey
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Jared Ivey well ahead of where he belonged. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick67 Rnd3 Tyler Warren
Tyler Warren at slot 67 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick78 Rnd3 Ajani Cornelius
Ajani Cornelius at pick No. 78 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick79 Rnd3 Danny Stutsman
Danny Stutsman in Round 3, Pick 15 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick102 Rnd4 Deone Walker
They barely believed it either: Deone Walker still on the board at the 102nd overall pick. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick103 Rnd4 Carson Schwesinger
They bypassed pressing needs at safety, quarterback and other spots to take Carson Schwesinger, a linebacker that was not the priority.
Pick134 Rnd4 Ja'Corey Brooks
They talked themselves into Ja'Corey Brooks at the 134th overall pick, and the board did not agree. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick138 Rnd5 Nick Nash
They reached a country mile for Nick Nash at the 138th pick, and the board is aghast. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick219 Rnd7 Seth McLaughlin
You do not let an offensive lineman like Seth McLaughlin reach slot 219 and blink. They did not. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick220 Rnd7 Elijah Arroyo
They will replay Elijah Arroyo at pick 220 for years; that is how good the value is. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.