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Patriots Feb 12

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Draft Selections
Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NE)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
Matt Goncalves Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Matt Goncalves
OT Pittsburgh
Jalyx Hunt Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (NE)
Jalyx Hunt
S-EDGE Houston Christian
Trey Knox Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (NE)
Trey Knox
TE South Carolina
Erick All Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (NE)
Erick All
TE Iowa
J.J. Weaver Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (NE)
J.J. Weaver
LB-EDGE Kentucky
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Grand theft in the 68th pick: the Patriots steal Mitchell and grade out a B-.

Somewhere a general manager is explaining how Adonai Mitchell got past him. The Patriots do not have to explain a thing at pick 68. No fireworks, but a solid B-.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped interior defensive lineman, which is a strange place to end up. They are betting McCarthy proves the room right and everyone else wrong. Edge rusher was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the interior defensive lineman spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Joe Alt
In the 3rd pick they get a blindside protector. A real need, handled.
Pick34 Rnd2 J.J. McCarthy
They jumped the gun on J.J. McCarthy, taking him earlier than his grade liked. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick68 Rnd3 Adonai Mitchell
Taking Adonai Mitchell in Round 3, Pick 4 is close to grand larceny; a wide receiver that good had no business lasting this long. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick103 Rnd4 Matt Goncalves
They paid sticker price for Matt Goncalves in No. 103, and that is fine. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick139 Rnd5 Jalyx Hunt
A quiet steal in pick 139: Jalyx Hunt for less than the market said. Need-wise, a curious use of the pick.
Pick182 Rnd6 Trey Knox
Trey Knox in the Round 6 slot is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick224 Rnd7 Erick All
Value with a capital V on Erick All in the 224th overall pick, a genuine coup. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick232 Rnd7 J.J. Weaver
A clean, defensible pick in pick No. 232 with a little surplus value in J.J. Weaver. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.