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  • drubaca DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Amarius Mims Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (NE)
Amarius Mims
OT Georgia
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (NE)
T'Vondre Sweat
DT Texas
Malachi Corley Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (NE)
Malachi Corley
WR Western Kentucky
Javon Bullard Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Javon Bullard
S Georgia
Cade Stover Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (NE)
Cade Stover
TE Ohio State
Caelen Carson Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (NE)
Caelen Carson
CB Wake Forest
Sataoa Laumea Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (NE)
Sataoa Laumea
OT Utah
Ainias Smith Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (NE)
Ainias Smith
WR Texas A&M
Zion Tupuola-Fetui Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (NE)
Zion Tupuola-Fetui
DE-EDGE Washington
Johnny Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (NE)
Johnny Dixon
CB Penn State
Tyrice Knight Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (NE)
Tyrice Knight
LB UTEP
Sam Hartman Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (NE)
Sam Hartman
QB Notre Dame
Draft Picks Received
Amarius Mims Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (CIN)
Amarius Mims
OT Georgia
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
T'Vondre Sweat
DT Texas
Malachi Corley Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (PIT)
Malachi Corley
WR Western Kentucky
Cade Stover Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (CHI)
Cade Stover
TE Ohio State
Sataoa Laumea Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (CIN)
Sataoa Laumea
OT Utah
Johnny Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (LV)
Johnny Dixon
CB Penn State
Sam Hartman Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (PIT)
Sam Hartman
QB Notre Dame
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (PIT)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (PIT)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (CIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (LV)
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Draft Picks Traded
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (CHI)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Players Gained
Head Shot
Justin Fields
QB
Head Shot
Nate Herbig
OG
Head Shot
Joe Mixon
RB
Players traded away
Head Shot
Bailey Zappe
QB
Head Shot
JuJu Smith-Schuster
WR
Head Shot
Mac Jones
QB
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B+
ValueB- NeedB TradesA+ FutureB
A masterclass at the trade table lands the Patriots a B+.

The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: Johnny Dixon, Round 7, Pick 5, roughly 44 picks past where he belonged.

Every board in the league had Hartman lower, and that gap is the story. The dealing alone would carry a lesser class. The running back spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the running back spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Amarius Mims
In pick No. 18 they get a plug-and-play piece up front. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick34 Rnd2 Brian Thomas Jr.
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Brian Thomas Jr. at the 34th overall pick. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick49 Rnd2 T'Vondre Sweat
A market-rate interior defensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on T'Vondre Sweat. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick51 Rnd2 Malachi Corley
They took Malachi Corley at par in No. 51, which is nothing to complain about. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick68 Rnd3 Javon Bullard
Javon Bullard in the Round 3 slot is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick75 Rnd3 Cade Stover
They liked Cade Stover enough to skip the value, taking him in slot 75. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick104 Rnd4 Caelen Carson
A quiet steal in the 104th pick: Caelen Carson for less than the market said. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick116 Rnd4 Sataoa Laumea
Sataoa Laumea at Round 4, Pick 16 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick136 Rnd4 Ainias Smith
They did well to land Ainias Smith in pick 136, just ahead of his grade. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick182 Rnd6 Zion Tupuola-Fetui
A conviction pick on Zion Tupuola-Fetui at pick No. 182 that the board grades a round light. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick225 Rnd7 Johnny Dixon
Johnny Dixon in the Round 7 slot is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
Pick229 Rnd7 Tyrice Knight
Value with a capital V on Tyrice Knight in No. 229, a genuine coup. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick238 Rnd7 Sam Hartman
Sam Hartman at slot 238 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. It patches a soft spot without any drama.