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RUN ON APR 14, 2024

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Draft Selections
Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (NE)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (NE)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
JC Latham Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
JC Latham
OT Alabama
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (NE)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Ricky Pearsall Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (NE)
Ricky Pearsall
WR Florida
Trey Benson Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Trey Benson
RB Florida State
Dallin Holker Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (NE)
Dallin Holker
TE Colorado State
Dylan Laube Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (NE)
Dylan Laube
RB New Hampshire
Nehemiah Pritchett Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (NE)
Nehemiah Pritchett
CB Auburn
JD Bertrand Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (NE)
JD Bertrand
LB Notre Dame
Draft Picks Received
Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (NYG)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (ARI)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (NYG)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Ricky Pearsall Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (ARI)
Ricky Pearsall
WR Florida
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (NYG)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (NYG)
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Draft Picks Traded
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (ARI)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B+
ValueB+ NeedB TradesA+ FutureB
The Patriots bet the future on McCarthy. The board says B+.

The one hole that towered over the rest is filled. The Patriots spent their marquee pick on J.J. McCarthy, and for the first time in a while there is a real answer at quarterback.

Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Pritchett. Every deal seemed to tilt their way, which is not luck.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped edge rusher, which is a strange place to end up.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick6 Rnd1 Joe Alt
In slot 6 they get protection for the quarterback. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick27 Rnd1 J.J. McCarthy
In No. 27 they get a franchise quarterback at fair value. A real need, handled.
Pick34 Rnd2 JC Latham
JC Latham at Round 2, Pick 2 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It fills a real need, too.
Pick47 Rnd2 Brian Thomas Jr.
Circle this one: Brian Thomas Jr. at pick No. 47 is a fall that decides a draft. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick68 Rnd3 Xavier Legette
Xavier Legette at the Round 3 slot is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick90 Rnd3 Ricky Pearsall
The board fumbled Ricky Pearsall all the way to the 90th pick, and they scooped it up. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick103 Rnd4 Trey Benson
Trey Benson at pick 103 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick137 Rnd5 Dallin Holker
They paid a round early for Dallin Holker in the 137th overall pick, more than the board wanted. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick180 Rnd6 Dylan Laube
They robbed the room for Dylan Laube here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick193 Rnd6 Nehemiah Pritchett
Nehemiah Pritchett in pick No. 193 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick231 Rnd7 JD Bertrand
A quiet steal in the 231st pick: JD Bertrand for less than the market said. A minor need, but a need all the same.