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Draft Selections
Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 15 RND: 1 (NE)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
Troy Franklin Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Troy Franklin
WR Oregon
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (NE)
T'Vondre Sweat
DT Texas
DJ James Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
DJ James
CB Auburn
Adisa Isaac Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (NE)
Adisa Isaac
DE-EDGE Penn State
Bucky Irving Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Bucky Irving
RB Oregon
Javon Foster Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (NE)
Javon Foster
OT Missouri
Anthony Gould Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (NE)
Anthony Gould
WR Oregon State
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (NE)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
Fabien Lovett Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (NE)
Fabien Lovett
DL Florida State
Draft Picks Received
Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 15 RND: 1 (IND)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (IND)
T'Vondre Sweat
DT Texas
Adisa Isaac Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (IND)
Adisa Isaac
DE-EDGE Penn State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (IND)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (IND)
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Draft Picks Traded
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (IND)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Players Gained
Head Shot
Ryan Kelly
C
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall A
ValueB+ NeedB TradesA+ FutureA+
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Patriots and Simpson: A.

When a board-topper like Jaylin Simpson slides to pick 193, you do not overthink it, and the Patriots did not.

The phones were where this weekend was really won. The safety hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

Ryan Kelly gives the group a proven body among the projects.

Add it up and this is about as clean as a draft weekend gets.

Pick Analysis
Pick15 Rnd1 Olumuyiwa Fashanu
Olumuyiwa Fashanu at the 15th pick is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the offensive lineman. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick34 Rnd2 Troy Franklin
A straight-up fair deal on Troy Franklin at pick 34, value and slot in agreement. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick46 Rnd2 T'Vondre Sweat
T'Vondre Sweat in the 46th overall pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick68 Rnd3 DJ James
DJ James slid further than he should have, and pick No. 68 is lovely value for the cornerback. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick82 Rnd3 Adisa Isaac
A top-tier edge rusher at a bargain, Adisa Isaac in the Round 3 slot, plain and simple. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick103 Rnd4 Bucky Irving
Value with a capital V on Bucky Irving in Round 4, Pick 3, a genuine coup. It fills a real need, too.
Pick137 Rnd5 Javon Foster
Taking Javon Foster in No. 137 is close to grand larceny; an offensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick180 Rnd6 Anthony Gould
Anthony Gould in slot 180 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick193 Rnd6 Jaylin Simpson
Jaylin Simpson at Round 6, Pick 18 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
Pick231 Rnd7 Fabien Lovett
You do not let an interior defensive lineman like Fabien Lovett reach pick 231 and blink. They did not. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.