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Draft Selections
Cam Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (NE)
Cam Coleman
WR Texas
Yhonzae Pierre Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (NE)
Yhonzae Pierre
LB-EDGE Alabama
A'Mauri Washington Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (NE)
A'Mauri Washington
DT Oregon
Brandon Baker Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (NE)
Brandon Baker
OT Texas
Jaylen McClain Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (NE)
Jaylen McClain
S Ohio State
Jordan Marshall Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (NE)
Jordan Marshall
RB Michigan
Jalen Thompson Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (NE)
Jalen Thompson
DL-EDGE Arizona State
Lawson Luckie Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (NE)
Lawson Luckie
TE Georgia
Jermaine Mathews Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (NE)
Jermaine Mathews Jr.
CB Ohio State
Hollywood Smothers Head Shot
PICK: 234 RND: 7 (NE)
Hollywood Smothers
RB Texas
Kelby Collins Head Shot
PICK: 251 RND: 7 (NE)
Kelby Collins
DE South Carolina
Draft Picks Received
Cam Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (DET)
Cam Coleman
WR Texas
Jaylen McClain Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (PHI)
Jaylen McClain
S Ohio State
Hollywood Smothers Head Shot
PICK: 234 RND: 7 (PHI)
Hollywood Smothers
RB Texas
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (DET)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (DET)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (PHI)
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Draft Picks Traded
Jayden Maiava Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (DET)
Jayden Maiava
QB USC
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueA- NeedB+ TradesD FutureA
The Patriots robbed the room for Smothers. Final grade: B.

Somewhere a general manager is explaining how Hollywood Smothers got past him. The Patriots do not have to explain a thing at the 234th pick. No fireworks, but a solid B.

The cost of the Collins reach is exactly the players who went right after him. A whole weekend of picks and quarterback is somehow still a want. The dealing tilted against them, just enough to notice.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Cam Coleman
In the 25th pick they get a go-to option on the outside, and a steal at that. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick44 Rnd2 Yhonzae Pierre
Yhonzae Pierre in pick 44 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick75 Rnd3 A'Mauri Washington
A top-tier interior defensive lineman at a bargain, A'Mauri Washington in slot 75, plain and simple. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick112 Rnd4 Brandon Baker
Brandon Baker at the 112th overall pick is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. The roster fit checks out.
Pick129 Rnd4 Jaylen McClain
Somehow Jaylen McClain was still sitting there in No. 129, and they pounced on premier safety value. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick154 Rnd5 Jordan Marshall
Jordan Marshall at Round 5, Pick 16 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick183 Rnd6 Jalen Thompson
A reach for Jalen Thompson in the Round 6 slot; a little patience would have been rewarded. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick195 Rnd6 Lawson Luckie
Lawson Luckie in pick No. 195 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick212 Rnd6 Jermaine Mathews Jr.
They robbed the room for Jermaine Mathews Jr. here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick234 Rnd7 Hollywood Smothers
The board fumbled Hollywood Smothers all the way to No. 234, and they scooped it up. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick251 Rnd7 Kelby Collins
This one needs a full-page explanation: Kelby Collins in the 251st overall pick, miles early. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.