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Patriots April 18

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Draft Selections
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 15 RND: 1 (NE)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Jordan Morgan Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Jordan Morgan
OT Arizona
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (NE)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Cade Stover Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (NE)
Cade Stover
TE Ohio State
Dadrion Taylor-Demerson Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Dadrion Taylor-Demerson
S Texas Tech
Matt Goncalves Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (NE)
Matt Goncalves
OT Pittsburgh
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (NE)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Jarrian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (NE)
Jarrian Jones
CB Florida State
Kamal Hadden Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (NE)
Kamal Hadden
CB Tennessee
Curtis Jacobs Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (NE)
Curtis Jacobs
LB Penn State
Kendall Milton Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (NE)
Kendall Milton
RB Georgia
Draft Picks Received
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 15 RND: 1 (IND)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (IND)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Cade Stover Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (ARI)
Cade Stover
TE Ohio State
Matt Goncalves Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (ARI)
Matt Goncalves
OT Pittsburgh
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (IND)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (IND)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (IND)
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Draft Picks Traded
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (ARI)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Players Gained
Head Shot
Blake Freeland
OT
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesC FutureA+
The Patriots finally solved quarterback, and it carried them to a B.

The Patriots spent the pick that matters most on J.J. McCarthy, and a roster that has been waiting on a passer can start to take shape.

Landing Milton that late papers over a lot of smaller sins. A whole weekend of picks and edge rusher is somehow still a want. The Goncalves reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade.

The roster is better shaped than it was, with wide receiver chief among the fixes.

Good work on the whole, with edge rusher the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick15 Rnd1 J.J. McCarthy
In No. 15 they get a long-term answer under center, even if it was a touch early.
Pick34 Rnd2 Jordan Morgan
They paid sticker price for Jordan Morgan in pick No. 34, and that is fine. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick46 Rnd2 Brian Thomas Jr.
Brian Thomas Jr. at Round 2, Pick 14 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick68 Rnd3 Payton Wilson
A quiet steal in the 68th overall pick: Payton Wilson for less than the market said. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick90 Rnd3 Cade Stover
They let Cade Stover come to them and pounced at the Round 3 slot. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick103 Rnd4 Dadrion Taylor-Demerson
Dadrion Taylor-Demerson in the 103rd pick is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick104 Rnd4 Matt Goncalves
Matt Goncalves in slot 104 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. It fills a real need, too.
Pick117 Rnd4 Braelon Allen
Braelon Allen at pick 117 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. The roster fit checks out.
Pick137 Rnd5 Jarrian Jones
Jarrian Jones at pick No. 137 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick180 Rnd6 Kamal Hadden
Kamal Hadden at Round 6, Pick 5 is money in the bank, a cornerback taken below his worth. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
Pick193 Rnd6 Curtis Jacobs
Curtis Jacobs at slot 193 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
Pick231 Rnd7 Kendall Milton
Kendall Milton in the 231st pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.