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Draft Selections
Michael Penix Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (NE)
Michael Penix Jr.
QB Washington
Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (NE)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (NE)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
JC Latham Head Shot
PICK: 15 RND: 1 (NE)
JC Latham
OT Alabama
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (NE)
T'Vondre Sweat
DL Texas
Javon Foster Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (NE)
Javon Foster
OT Missouri
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (NE)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (NE)
Maason Smith
DT-EDGE LSU
Roman Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Roman Wilson
WR Michigan
Cade Stover Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (NE)
Cade Stover
TE Ohio State
Ainias Smith Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (NE)
Ainias Smith
WR Texas A&M
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (NE)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Hayden Hatten Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (NE)
Hayden Hatten
WR Idaho
Ricky Pearsall Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (NE)
Ricky Pearsall
WR Florida
Graham Mertz Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (NE)
Graham Mertz
QB Florida
Jacob Dobbs Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 6 (NE)
Jacob Dobbs
LB Holy Cross
Jordan Jefferson Head Shot
PICK: 221 RND: 7 (NE)
Jordan Jefferson
DT LSU
Justin Eboigbe Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (NE)
Justin Eboigbe
DL-EDGE Alabama
Draft Picks Received
Michael Penix Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Michael Penix Jr.
QB Washington
Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (LV)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (DEN)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
JC Latham Head Shot
PICK: 15 RND: 1 (SEA)
JC Latham
OT Alabama
Javon Foster Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (LV)
Javon Foster
OT Missouri
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (NYJ)
Maason Smith
DT-EDGE LSU
Cade Stover Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (ARI)
Cade Stover
TE Ohio State
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (ATL)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Ricky Pearsall Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (LAR)
Ricky Pearsall
WR Florida
Graham Mertz Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (LAR)
Graham Mertz
QB Florida
Jacob Dobbs Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 6 (LAR)
Jacob Dobbs
LB Holy Cross
Jordan Jefferson Head Shot
PICK: 221 RND: 7 (LAR)
Jordan Jefferson
DT LSU
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (ATL)
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Draft Picks Traded
Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIA)
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Players traded away
Head Shot
Christian Gonzalez
CB
Head Shot
Cole Strange
OG
Head Shot
Hunter Henry
TE
Head Shot
Jake Andrews
C
Head Shot
Ja'Whaun Bentley
LB
Head Shot
Josh Uche
EDGE
Head Shot
Mac Jones
QB
Head Shot
Matt Corral
QB
Head Shot
Matthew Judon
EDGE
Head Shot
Mike Onwenu
OG
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall F
ValueC+ NeedB TradesF FutureD+
The Patriots finally solved quarterback, and it carried them to a F.

Call it a hunch or call it a gamble, but the Patriots spent the 218th pick on Jacob Dobbs, a name most had 188 spots down the list. A F, plain and simple.

So much rides on Michael Penix Jr. that the rest of the class almost grades on a curve behind him. The trade table is where this weekend went wrong.

It is not that Smith is a bad player; it is that the Patriots had louder needs to answer first. Leaving safety unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

It is a win-now wager, and the future is the stake. The Pearsall pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch.

In short, a weekend the front office will want to forget in a hurry.

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Michael Penix Jr.
In slot 8 they get their guy under center for the next decade. A real need, handled.
Pick11 Rnd1 Olumuyiwa Fashanu
In pick No. 11 they get a building block for the line at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick14 Rnd1 Rome Odunze
In the 14th overall pick they get a matchup problem out wide at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick15 Rnd1 JC Latham
In pick 15 they get a long-term starter on the line. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick35 Rnd2 T'Vondre Sweat
Good price on T'Vondre Sweat in the Round 2 slot, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick43 Rnd2 Javon Foster
Javon Foster at Round 2, Pick 11 is a conviction pick that outran the value. The roster fit checks out.
Pick67 Rnd3 Jackson Powers-Johnson
They paid a round early for Jackson Powers-Johnson in the 67th pick, more than the board wanted. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick72 Rnd3 Maason Smith
The needs board was loud and they turned it down, spending No. 72 on Maason Smith with safety and running back unsolved.
Pick103 Rnd4 Roman Wilson
By-the-book stuff, Roman Wilson at slot 103 squarely in line with his ranking. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick104 Rnd4 Cade Stover
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Cade Stover well ahead of where he belonged. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick140 Rnd5 Ainias Smith
Ainias Smith at the Round 5 slot is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick146 Rnd5 Ben Sinnott
They paid up for Ben Sinnott at pick No. 146 when waiting would have done the job. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick181 Rnd6 Hayden Hatten
They reached into another round for Hayden Hatten, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick214 Rnd6 Ricky Pearsall
Ricky Pearsall at pick 214 is money in the bank, a wide receiver taken below his worth. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick216 Rnd6 Graham Mertz
Graham Mertz in pick 216 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick218 Rnd6 Jacob Dobbs
Jacob Dobbs in Round 6, Pick 43 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick221 Rnd7 Jordan Jefferson
A big swing on Jordan Jefferson at pick No. 221, well ahead of any board in the building. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick224 Rnd7 Justin Eboigbe
Justin Eboigbe at the 224th pick is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.