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  • Brady DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Brock Bowers Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (NE)
Brock Bowers
TE Georgia
Michael Penix Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Michael Penix Jr.
QB Washington
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
Jermaine Burton Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (NE)
Jermaine Burton
WR Alabama
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Mekhi Wingo Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (NE)
Mekhi Wingo
DT LSU
Sataoa Laumea Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (NE)
Sataoa Laumea
OT Utah
Matt Goncalves Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (NE)
Matt Goncalves
OT Pittsburgh
Marcus Harris Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (NE)
Marcus Harris
DE-EDGE Auburn
Xavier Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 199 RND: 6 (NE)
Xavier Thomas
DE-EDGE Clemson
Fabien Lovett Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (NE)
Fabien Lovett
DL Florida State
Taulia Tagovailoa Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (NE)
Taulia Tagovailoa
QB Maryland
Draft Picks Received
Brock Bowers Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIN)
Brock Bowers
TE Georgia
Jermaine Burton Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (NYJ)
Jermaine Burton
WR Alabama
Mekhi Wingo Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)
Mekhi Wingo
DT LSU
Sataoa Laumea Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (MIN)
Sataoa Laumea
OT Utah
Xavier Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 199 RND: 6 (NO)
Xavier Thomas
DE-EDGE Clemson
Taulia Tagovailoa Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (NO)
Taulia Tagovailoa
QB Maryland
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (NYJ)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (NYJ)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (MIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (NYJ)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (MIN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Jaden Crumedy Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (NO)
Jaden Crumedy
DT Mississippi State
Players Gained
Head Shot
Jalen Nailor
WR
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB TradesD FutureA+
Nothing loud, just a tidy B for the Patriots.

Call it a hunch or call it a gamble, but the Patriots spent the 239th overall pick on Taulia Tagovailoa, a name most had 50 spots down the list. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B.

Getting Lovett where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class. That safety hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Brock Bowers
In the 11th overall pick they get a security blanket over the middle at fair value. A real need, handled.
Pick34 Rnd2 Michael Penix Jr.
They robbed the room for Michael Penix Jr. here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick68 Rnd3 Patrick Paul
A straight-up fair deal on Patrick Paul at pick No. 68, value and slot in agreement. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick72 Rnd3 Jermaine Burton
Jermaine Burton is a better player than No. 72 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick103 Rnd4 Brenden Rice
Fair-plus on Brenden Rice, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick108 Rnd4 Mekhi Wingo
No drama and no debate, Mekhi Wingo went about where he belonged in pick 108. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick129 Rnd4 Sataoa Laumea
Sataoa Laumea at pick No. 129 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick137 Rnd5 Matt Goncalves
Matt Goncalves in slot 137 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It fills a real need, too.
Pick180 Rnd6 Marcus Harris
You do not let an edge rusher like Marcus Harris reach No. 180 and blink. They did not. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick199 Rnd6 Xavier Thomas
Circle this one: Xavier Thomas at pick 199 is a fall that decides a draft. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick231 Rnd7 Fabien Lovett
Fabien Lovett at the 231st overall pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick239 Rnd7 Taulia Tagovailoa
A real head-scratcher, Taulia Tagovailoa in the Round 7 slot is miles ahead of his ranking. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.