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Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
Ja'Lynn Polk Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (NE)
Ja'Lynn Polk
WR Washington
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Blake Fisher Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (NE)
Blake Fisher
OT Notre Dame
Jordan Travis Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (NE)
Jordan Travis
QB Florida State
Isaiah Williams Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (NE)
Isaiah Williams
WR Illinois
Ro Torrence Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (NE)
Ro Torrence
CB Arizona State
Jaylan Ford Head Shot
PICK: 203 RND: 6 (NE)
Jaylan Ford
LB Texas
Josh Proctor Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (NE)
Josh Proctor
S Ohio State
Edefuan Ulofoshio Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (NE)
Edefuan Ulofoshio
LB Washington
Taulia Tagovailoa Head Shot
PICK: 256 RND: 7 (NE)
Taulia Tagovailoa
QB Maryland
Donovan Jennings Head Shot
PICK: 257 RND: 7 (NE)
Donovan Jennings
OT USF
Draft Picks Received
Ja'Lynn Polk Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DEN)
Ja'Lynn Polk
WR Washington
Blake Fisher Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (DEN)
Blake Fisher
OT Notre Dame
Jaylan Ford Head Shot
PICK: 203 RND: 6 (DEN)
Jaylan Ford
LB Texas
Josh Proctor Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (DEN)
Josh Proctor
S Ohio State
Taulia Tagovailoa Head Shot
PICK: 256 RND: 7 (NYJ)
Taulia Tagovailoa
QB Maryland
Donovan Jennings Head Shot
PICK: 257 RND: 7 (NYJ)
Donovan Jennings
OT USF
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (CLE)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (DEN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Malik Nabers Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (CLE)
Malik Nabers
WR LSU
Xavier Worthy Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (DEN)
Xavier Worthy
WR Texas
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (ARI)
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Players Gained
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Myles Garrett
EDGE
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Tanner McCalister
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Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B+
ValueB- NeedB- TradesA+ FutureA
Nobody dealt better than the Patriots this weekend: B+.

Call it belief, call it a gut call, but Josh Proctor at Round 6, Pick 32 is 37 spots clear of consensus, and that is the headline. More right than wrong, and a B+ to match.

The phones were where this weekend was really won. Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Jennings.

That edge rusher hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick34 Rnd2 Cooper DeJean
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Cooper DeJean at slot 34. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick76 Rnd3 Ja'Lynn Polk
A tidy little value on Ja'Lynn Polk in the 76th pick, a step better than break-even. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick103 Rnd4 Zak Zinter
By-the-book stuff, Zak Zinter at the Round 4 slot squarely in line with his ranking. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick121 Rnd4 Blake Fisher
Fair-plus on Blake Fisher, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick137 Rnd5 Jordan Travis
Value said wait; Jordan Travis in pick 137 says they were not listening. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick180 Rnd6 Isaiah Williams
A straight-up fair deal on Isaiah Williams at pick No. 180, value and slot in agreement. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick193 Rnd6 Ro Torrence
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Ro Torrence in slot 193. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Pick203 Rnd6 Jaylan Ford
Jaylan Ford at the 203rd pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick207 Rnd6 Josh Proctor
Josh Proctor in the Round 6 slot is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick231 Rnd7 Edefuan Ulofoshio
A market-rate linebacker, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Edefuan Ulofoshio. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
Pick256 Rnd7 Taulia Tagovailoa
This one needs a full-page explanation: Taulia Tagovailoa in No. 256, miles early. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick257 Rnd7 Donovan Jennings
Donovan Jennings at the 257th overall pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. The roster fit checks out.