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Draft Selections
Caleb Williams Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NE)
Caleb Williams
QB USC
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (NE)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Graham Barton Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Graham Barton
OT Duke
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (NE)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Christian Mahogany Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (NE)
Christian Mahogany
OG Boston College
Cade Stover Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (NE)
Cade Stover
TE-EDGE Ohio State
Kris Abrams-Draine Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (NE)
Kris Abrams-Draine
CB Missouri
Ty'Ron Hopper Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (NE)
Ty'Ron Hopper
LB Missouri
Dylan Laube Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (NE)
Dylan Laube
RB New Hampshire
McCallan Castles Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (NE)
McCallan Castles
TE Tennessee
Bub Means Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (NE)
Bub Means
WR Pittsburgh
Draft Picks Received
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (ATL)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (IND)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Christian Mahogany Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (ARI)
Christian Mahogany
OG Boston College
Ty'Ron Hopper Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (ARI)
Ty'Ron Hopper
LB Missouri
Dylan Laube Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (IND)
Dylan Laube
RB New Hampshire
Draft Picks Traded
Quinyon Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (ATL)
Quinyon Mitchell
CB Toledo
Players Gained
Head Shot
Jake Fromm
QB
Players traded away
Head Shot
JuJu Smith-Schuster
WR
Head Shot
Mac Jones
QB
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall C
ValueB NeedB TradesF FutureB-
The Patriots left with their quarterback, and a C to match.

After circling the position for what felt like forever, the Patriots committed. Caleb Williams is the quarterback now, and the roster gets built to his timeline.

Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Means. The dealing is the wound this class cannot quite close. For all the activity, interior defensive lineman went untouched, which is hard to explain.

Hopper has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced. The Patriots indulged a want in Stover while a need in interior defensive lineman and safety stayed open.

Hit on Caleb Williams and the swing picks, and this ages a lot better than it grades today.

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Caleb Williams
They took Caleb Williams at par in pick 3, which is nothing to complain about. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick43 Rnd2 Chop Robinson
Chop Robinson slipping to the 43rd pick is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick68 Rnd3 Graham Barton
A top-tier offensive lineman at a bargain, Graham Barton in No. 68, plain and simple. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick82 Rnd3 Johnny Wilson
Johnny Wilson at the Round 3 slot is money in the bank, a wide receiver taken below his worth. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick90 Rnd3 Christian Mahogany
Value with a capital V on Christian Mahogany in pick No. 90, a genuine coup. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick104 Rnd4 Cade Stover
They zigged when the board said zag, taking Cade Stover at TE-EDGE with interior defensive lineman and safety open.
Pick136 Rnd4 Kris Abrams-Draine
They read the board right and Kris Abrams-Draine was the payoff at the 136th overall pick. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick137 Rnd5 Ty'Ron Hopper
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Ty'Ron Hopper well ahead of where he belonged. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick150 Rnd5 Dylan Laube
Dylan Laube in the Round 5 slot is fair value, right on his grade. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick182 Rnd6 McCallan Castles
Somehow McCallan Castles was still sitting there in No. 182, and they pounced on premier tight end value. It fills a real need, too.
Pick229 Rnd7 Bub Means
You do not let a wide receiver like Bub Means reach the 229th overall pick and blink. They did not. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.