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Draft Selections
Bo Nix Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (NE)
Bo Nix
QB Oregon
Ladd McConkey Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Ladd McConkey
WR Georgia
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (NE)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (NE)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (NE)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
Kamal Hadden Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (NE)
Kamal Hadden
CB Tennessee
Keaton Bills Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (NE)
Keaton Bills
OG Utah
Jalen Coker Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (NE)
Jalen Coker
WR Holy Cross
Draft Picks Received
Bo Nix Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (LV)
Bo Nix
QB Oregon
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (LV)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (PHI)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
Keaton Bills Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (LV)
Keaton Bills
OG Utah
Draft Picks Traded
Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (LV)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (PHI)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall C+
ValueC NeedB TradesD+ FutureB-
A passer of the future in Nix, and a C+, for the Patriots.

The Patriots spent the pick that matters most on Bo Nix, and a roster that has been waiting on a passer can start to take shape. Some smart calls, some head-scratchers, and a C+ in the wash.

They will need Coker to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it. For all the activity, edge rusher went untouched, which is hard to explain.

If one pick saves this weekend, it is Hadden.

Call it incomplete, and check back in a couple of seasons.

Pick Analysis
Pick13 Rnd1 Bo Nix
Value said wait; Bo Nix in pick 13 says they were not listening. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick34 Rnd2 Ladd McConkey
By-the-book stuff, Ladd McConkey at No. 34 squarely in line with his ranking. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick44 Rnd2 Edgerrin Cooper
A market-rate linebacker, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Edgerrin Cooper. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick53 Rnd2 Patrick Paul
Patrick Paul in slot 53 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick68 Rnd3 Xavier Legette
No edge and no loss on Xavier Legette in Round 3, Pick 4; it is a wash and a sensible one. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick136 Rnd4 Christian Jones
Christian Jones at the Round 4 slot is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick179 Rnd6 Kamal Hadden
Kamal Hadden at pick No. 179 is money in the bank, a cornerback taken below his worth. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick207 Rnd6 Keaton Bills
They reached a country mile for Keaton Bills at the 207th pick, and the board is aghast. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick231 Rnd7 Jalen Coker
Jalen Coker in pick No. 231 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.