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Draft Selections
Jared Verse Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (NE)
Jared Verse
DE-EDGE Florida State
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (NE)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Kamari Lassiter Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (NE)
Kamari Lassiter
CB Georgia
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Spencer Rattler Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (NE)
Spencer Rattler
QB South Carolina
Theo Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Theo Johnson
TE Penn State
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (NE)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (NE)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
Tanor Bortolini Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (NE)
Tanor Bortolini
C Wisconsin
Steele Chambers Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (NE)
Steele Chambers
LB Ohio State
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (NE)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
Draft Picks Received
Jared Verse Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (LV)
Jared Verse
DE-EDGE Florida State
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (GB)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Kamari Lassiter Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (LV)
Kamari Lassiter
CB Georgia
Spencer Rattler Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (GB)
Spencer Rattler
QB South Carolina
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (GB)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (LV)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (LV)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (LV)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (GB)
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Draft Picks Traded
Malik Nabers Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (LV)
Malik Nabers
WR LSU
Ennis Rakestraw Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (GB)
Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
CB Missouri
Players Gained
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Jakobi Meyers
WR
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B+
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureA+
The Patriots let Simpson fall and pounced. Final grade: B+.

Every so often the board makes a mistake, and the Patriots were there to profit. Jaylin Simpson, the No. 137 name on the board, should have been long gone before the 169th overall pick.

Reaching for Rattler left real value on the table behind him. Leaving interior defensive lineman unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick13 Rnd1 Jared Verse
In pick 13 they get a double-digit-sack hope at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick41 Rnd2 Xavier Legette
A tidy little value on Xavier Legette in Round 2, Pick 9, a step better than break-even. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick44 Rnd2 Kamari Lassiter
Good price on Kamari Lassiter in the 44th overall pick, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick68 Rnd3 Kingsley Suamataia
A clean, defensible pick in the 68th pick with a little surplus value in Kingsley Suamataia. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick91 Rnd3 Spencer Rattler
They left a pile of value on the table to take Spencer Rattler this early at the Round 3 slot. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick103 Rnd4 Theo Johnson
Value said wait; Theo Johnson in No. 103 says they were not listening. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick137 Rnd5 Christian Jones
A reasonable price with a little left over, Christian Jones in slot 137. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick169 Rnd5 Jaylin Simpson
Jaylin Simpson at pick No. 169 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
Pick180 Rnd6 Tanor Bortolini
A conviction pick on Tanor Bortolini at slot 180 that the board grades a round light. It fills a real need, too.
Pick193 Rnd6 Steele Chambers
No edge and no loss on Steele Chambers in the Round 6 slot; it is a wash and a sensible one. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick231 Rnd7 Frank Gore Jr.
No drama and no debate, Frank Gore Jr. went about where he belonged in No. 231. It patches a soft spot without any drama.