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Draft Selections
Caleb Williams Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (NE)
Caleb Williams
QB USC
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Kris Abrams-Draine Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (NE)
Kris Abrams-Draine
CB Missouri
Matt Goncalves Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (NE)
Matt Goncalves
OT Pittsburgh
Jaheim Bell Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (NE)
Jaheim Bell
TE Florida State
Cody Schrader Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (NE)
Cody Schrader
RB Missouri
Omar Speights Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (NE)
Omar Speights
LB LSU
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Williams is the plan now, and the Patriots grade out a B.

The one hole that towered over the rest is filled. The Patriots spent their marquee pick on Caleb Williams, and for the first time in a while there is a real answer at quarterback.

The Abrams-Draine value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere. The edge rusher hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

They left with wide receiver solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the edge rusher spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Caleb Williams
In pick No. 2 they get the face of the franchise. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick34 Rnd2 Xavier Legette
A top-tier wide receiver at a bargain, Xavier Legette in pick 34, plain and simple. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick66 Rnd3 Kris Abrams-Draine
Steal is underselling it; Kris Abrams-Draine at the 66th pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick102 Rnd4 Matt Goncalves
Matt Goncalves at No. 102 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick139 Rnd5 Jaheim Bell
No edge and no loss on Jaheim Bell in slot 139; it is a wash and a sensible one. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick180 Rnd6 Cody Schrader
They took Cody Schrader at par in the Round 6 slot, which is nothing to complain about. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick223 Rnd7 Omar Speights
Omar Speights in Round 7, Pick 3 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.