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JC Latham Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (NE)
JC Latham
OT Alabama
Bo Nix Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (NE)
Bo Nix
QB Oregon
Darius Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Darius Robinson
DL-EDGE Missouri
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Trevor Keegan Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (NE)
Trevor Keegan
OG Michigan
Dwight McGlothern Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (NE)
Dwight McGlothern
CB Arkansas
Jared Wiley Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (NE)
Jared Wiley
TE TCU
Rasheen Ali Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (NE)
Rasheen Ali
RB Marshall
Caedan Wallace Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (NE)
Caedan Wallace
OT Penn State
Draft Picks Received
JC Latham Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIN)
JC Latham
OT Alabama
Bo Nix Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (MIN)
Bo Nix
QB Oregon
Rasheen Ali Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIN)
Rasheen Ali
RB Marshall
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (MIN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Malik Nabers Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (MIN)
Malik Nabers
WR LSU
Players Gained
Head Shot
Byron Murphy Jr.
CB
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall A-
ValueB- NeedB TradesA+ FutureA
The Patriots bet the future on Nix. The board says A-.

Start where it matters. The Patriots took Bo Nix to run the offense for the next decade, and every other decision this weekend bends around that one.

Every deal seemed to tilt their way, which is not luck. Reaching for Ali left real value on the table behind him. That McGlothern pick is the receipt they will wave around later.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through interior defensive lineman.

In the end it comes back to Bo Nix, and a haul good enough to build on right away.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 JC Latham
In the 11th overall pick they get a cornerstone up front. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick23 Rnd1 Bo Nix
In pick No. 23 they get the face of the franchise at fair value. A real need, handled.
Pick34 Rnd2 Darius Robinson
A market-rate edge rusher, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Darius Robinson. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick68 Rnd3 Payton Wilson
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Payton Wilson at the Round 3 slot is the proof. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick103 Rnd4 Brenden Rice
Fair-plus on Brenden Rice, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick137 Rnd5 Trevor Keegan
No drama and no debate, Trevor Keegan went about where he belonged in pick 137. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick180 Rnd6 Dwight McGlothern
The board fumbled Dwight McGlothern all the way to the 180th pick, and they scooped it up. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick193 Rnd6 Jared Wiley
They paid a round early for Jared Wiley in slot 193, more than the board wanted. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick230 Rnd7 Rasheen Ali
Value said wait; Rasheen Ali in the 230th pick says they were not listening. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick231 Rnd7 Caedan Wallace
Caedan Wallace in Round 7, Pick 11 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.