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Josh Simmons Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (NE)
Josh Simmons
OT Ohio State
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (NE)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Xavier Restrepo Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
Xavier Restrepo
WR Miami
Denzel Burke Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (NE)
Denzel Burke
CB Ohio State
Carson Schwesinger Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (NE)
Carson Schwesinger
LB UCLA
Aeneas Peebles Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (NE)
Aeneas Peebles
DL Virginia Tech
Nick Nash Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (NE)
Nick Nash
WR San Jose State
Devin Neal Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (NE)
Devin Neal
RB Kansas
Luke Lachey Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (NE)
Luke Lachey
TE Iowa
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (NE)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Akili Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (NE)
Akili Arnold
S USC
Draft Picks Received
Josh Simmons Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DAL)
Josh Simmons
OT Ohio State
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Carson Schwesinger Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Carson Schwesinger
LB UCLA
Nick Nash Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (DEN)
Nick Nash
WR San Jose State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (LAR)
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Draft Picks Traded
Mason Graham Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (DAL)
Mason Graham
DT Michigan
Marcus Mbow Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (DEN)
Marcus Mbow
OT Purdue
Players Gained
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Cooper Kupp
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Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B+
ValueB- NeedB TradesA+ FutureB
The Patriots cashed the board's mistake on Skattebo: B+.

The best pick of the weekend was also the simplest. The Patriots watched Cam Skattebo slide 115 picks past his grade and did not hesitate. It nets out to a B+, which feels about right.

They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast. Every board in the league had Nash lower, and that gap is the story. A whole weekend of picks and edge rusher is somehow still a want.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Josh Simmons
In Round 1, Pick 12 they get a cornerstone up front at fair value.
Pick58 Rnd2 Tate Ratledge
They went early on Tate Ratledge in the 58th pick, and the value did not follow. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick69 Rnd3 Xavier Restrepo
Xavier Restrepo in No. 69 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick77 Rnd3 Denzel Burke
A reach on Denzel Burke in the Round 3 slot; the board had better options right there. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick89 Rnd3 Carson Schwesinger
A market-rate linebacker, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Carson Schwesinger. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick104 Rnd4 Aeneas Peebles
Aeneas Peebles at slot 104 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick120 Rnd4 Nick Nash
Nick Nash at pick No. 120 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick143 Rnd5 Devin Neal
They robbed the room for Devin Neal here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick217 Rnd7 Luke Lachey
They barely believed it either: Luke Lachey still on the board at Round 7, Pick 1. The roster fit checks out.
Pick220 Rnd7 Cam Skattebo
Cam Skattebo at slot 220 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick238 Rnd7 Akili Arnold
The board fumbled Akili Arnold all the way to the 238th overall pick, and they scooped it up. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.