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Draft Selections
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (NE)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Jordan Morgan Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Jordan Morgan
OT Arizona
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (NE)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Jonah Elliss Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Jonah Elliss
DE-EDGE Utah
Tykee Smith Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Tykee Smith
S Georgia
Kris Abrams-Draine Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (NE)
Kris Abrams-Draine
CB Missouri
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (NE)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
JD Bertrand Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (NE)
JD Bertrand
LB Notre Dame
Isaiah Williams Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (NE)
Isaiah Williams
WR Illinois
Draft Picks Received
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (NO)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (MIN)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (MIN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Brock Bowers Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (MIN)
Brock Bowers
TE Georgia
Players Gained
Head Shot
Byron Murphy Jr.
CB
Head Shot
Pete Werner
LB
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall A
ValueB NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureA+
The Patriots robbed the room for Williams. Final grade: A.

The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: Isaiah Williams, the 232nd pick, roughly 34 picks past where he belonged. It holds up to a second look, which is why it earns the A.

The phones were where this weekend was really won. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through interior defensive lineman.

The imported veterans give this class a floor the draft picks could not on their own. Stockpiling next year's capital is patient, if unglamorous, asset work.

Add it up and few war rooms did better this weekend, Rome Odunze and all.

Pick Analysis
Pick14 Rnd1 Rome Odunze
Good price on Rome Odunze in No. 14, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick34 Rnd2 Jordan Morgan
A quiet steal in pick No. 34: Jordan Morgan for less than the market said. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick42 Rnd2 J.J. McCarthy
J.J. McCarthy at Round 2, Pick 10 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. The roster fit checks out.
Pick68 Rnd3 Jonah Elliss
Steal is underselling it; Jonah Elliss at the Round 3 slot is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick103 Rnd4 Tykee Smith
A clean, defensible pick in the 103rd overall pick with a little surplus value in Tykee Smith. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick139 Rnd5 Kris Abrams-Draine
You do not let a cornerback like Kris Abrams-Draine reach the 139th pick and blink. They did not. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick182 Rnd6 Frank Gore Jr.
Frank Gore Jr. slid further than he should have, and pick 182 is lovely value for the running back. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick224 Rnd7 JD Bertrand
JD Bertrand in slot 224 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick232 Rnd7 Isaiah Williams
They will replay Isaiah Williams at the 232nd pick for years; that is how good the value is. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.