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Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NE)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
Bo Nix Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (NE)
Bo Nix
QB Oregon
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Gabriel Murphy Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (NE)
Gabriel Murphy
DL-EDGE UCLA
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (NE)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (NE)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Roman Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (NE)
Roman Wilson
WR Michigan
Jarrian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (NE)
Jarrian Jones
CB Florida State
Will Shipley Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (NE)
Will Shipley
RB Clemson
Khristian Boyd Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (NE)
Khristian Boyd
DL-EDGE Northern Iowa
AJ Barner Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (NE)
AJ Barner
TE Michigan
JD Bertrand Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (NE)
JD Bertrand
LB Notre Dame
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (NE)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
Draft Picks Received
Bo Nix Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CAR)
Bo Nix
QB Oregon
Gabriel Murphy Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (DAL)
Gabriel Murphy
DL-EDGE UCLA
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (ARI)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (CAR)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Will Shipley Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (ARI)
Will Shipley
RB Clemson
Khristian Boyd Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (DAL)
Khristian Boyd
DL-EDGE Northern Iowa
JD Bertrand Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (ARI)
JD Bertrand
LB Notre Dame
Draft Picks Traded
Devontez Walker Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (ARI)
Devontez Walker
WR North Carolina
Players traded away
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Bailey Zappe
QB
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DeVante Parker
WR
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J.C. Jackson
CB
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JuJu Smith-Schuster
WR
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Lawrence Guy Sr.
DT
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Mac Jones
QB
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall D-
ValueB NeedB TradesF FutureB-
The Patriots won the night they stopped Wilson from sliding. Grade: D-.

You can lose a draft before you make a pick. The Patriots did it at the trade table, overpaying to chase players the board did not price nearly as high. Hard to defend, and the D- reflects that.

Spending an early pick on cornerback with interior defensive lineman and safety open is the decision the grade keeps circling back to. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through interior defensive lineman. The cost of the Barner reach is exactly the players who went right after him.

They banked enough surplus on Wilson to cover a lot of smaller sins.

It is a steep hill from here, and the grade knows it.

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Joe Alt
In the 3rd overall pick they get a building block for the line. A real need, handled.
Pick33 Rnd2 Bo Nix
Nice patience on Bo Nix, who had no business lasting to slot 33. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick68 Rnd3 Brenden Rice
They paid sticker price for Brenden Rice in Round 3, Pick 4, and that is fine. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick87 Rnd3 Gabriel Murphy
They did well to land Gabriel Murphy in the 87th pick, just ahead of his grade. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick90 Rnd3 Zak Zinter
A straight-up fair deal on Zak Zinter at the Round 3 slot, value and slot in agreement. The roster fit checks out.
Pick102 Rnd4 Khyree Jackson
Khyree Jackson at No. 102 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick104 Rnd4 Roman Wilson
Roman Wilson in the 104th pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick136 Rnd4 Jarrian Jones
Of all the spots to shop, they chose cornerback. Jarrian Jones in pick 136 leaves interior defensive lineman and safety for later.
Pick137 Rnd5 Will Shipley
Will Shipley at Round 5, Pick 1 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick173 Rnd5 Khristian Boyd
A quiet steal in No. 173: Khristian Boyd for less than the market said. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick182 Rnd6 AJ Barner
AJ Barner in the Round 6 slot is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick222 Rnd7 JD Bertrand
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and JD Bertrand at the 222nd overall pick is the proof. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick229 Rnd7 Christian Jones
Taking Christian Jones in pick No. 229 is close to grand larceny; an offensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. It fills a real need, too.