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Draft Selections
Akheem Mesidor Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (NE)
Akheem Mesidor
DL-EDGE Miami
Caden Curry Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (NE)
Caden Curry
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Davison Igbinosun Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (NE)
Davison Igbinosun
CB Ohio State
Jack Endries Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (NE)
Jack Endries
TE Texas
Kaleb Elarms-Orr Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (NE)
Kaleb Elarms-Orr
LB TCU
Aamil Wagner Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (NE)
Aamil Wagner
OT Notre Dame
Kaelon Black Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (NE)
Kaelon Black
RB Indiana
Dallen Bentley Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (NE)
Dallen Bentley
TE Utah
Jack Kelly Head Shot
PICK: 210 RND: 6 (NE)
Jack Kelly
LB BYU
Cole Payton Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (NE)
Cole Payton
QB North Dakota State
Draft Picks Traded
Brian Parker II Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (JAX)
Brian Parker II
OT Duke
Players Gained
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Derrick Brown
DT
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Xavier Legette
WR
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Brian Thomas Jr.
WR
Players traded away
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Anfernee Jennings
LB
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Caedan Wallace
OT
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Christian Barmore
DT
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Christian Elliss
LB
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DeMario Douglas
WR
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueC+ NeedB TradesA+ FutureB-
The Patriots turned the phones into found money: B.

The rest of the league had time to spare on Jack Kelly; the Patriots did not wait, grabbing him 54 spots ahead at Round 6, Pick 31. It nets out to a B, which feels about right.

The phones were where this weekend was really won. That is an offensive lineman worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly.

The wide receiver hole is the one line item this class does not answer. The roster is better shaped than it was, with edge rusher chief among the fixes.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick31 Rnd1 Akheem Mesidor
In the Round 1 slot they get a double-digit-sack hope. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick95 Rnd3 Caden Curry
They left a pile of value on the table to take Caden Curry this early at pick 95. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick125 Rnd4 Davison Igbinosun
Davison Igbinosun at the 125th overall pick is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick131 Rnd4 Jack Endries
Taking Jack Endries in the 131st pick is close to grand larceny; a tight end that good had no business lasting this long. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick169 Rnd5 Kaleb Elarms-Orr
A conviction pick on Kaleb Elarms-Orr at No. 169 that the board grades a round light. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick189 Rnd6 Aamil Wagner
Aamil Wagner at slot 189 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick200 Rnd6 Kaelon Black
They jumped the gun on Kaelon Black, taking him earlier than his grade liked. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick207 Rnd6 Dallen Bentley
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Dallen Bentley at the 207th overall pick is the proof. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick210 Rnd6 Jack Kelly
They talked themselves into Jack Kelly at the Round 6 slot, and the board did not agree. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
Pick247 Rnd7 Cole Payton
Value with a capital V on Cole Payton in No. 247, a genuine coup. The roster fit checks out.