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Draft Selections
Malik Nabers Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (NE)
Malik Nabers
WR LSU
Ladd McConkey Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Ladd McConkey
WR Georgia
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Dominick Puni Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (NE)
Dominick Puni
OT Kansas
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (NE)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
Cade Stover Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (NE)
Cade Stover
TE Ohio State
Andru Phillips Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (NE)
Andru Phillips
CB Kentucky
Isaiah Adams Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (NE)
Isaiah Adams
OT Illinois
Javon Baker Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (NE)
Javon Baker
WR UCF
Joe Milton III Head Shot
PICK: 253 RND: 7 (NE)
Joe Milton III
QB Tennessee
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (NE)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
Tanner McLachlan Head Shot
PICK: 257 RND: 7 (NE)
Tanner McLachlan
TE Arizona
Draft Picks Received
Malik Nabers Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Malik Nabers
WR LSU
Dominick Puni Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (NYJ)
Dominick Puni
OT Kansas
Cade Stover Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (NYJ)
Cade Stover
TE Ohio State
Andru Phillips Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (NYJ)
Andru Phillips
CB Kentucky
Javon Baker Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (ARI)
Javon Baker
WR UCF
Joe Milton III Head Shot
PICK: 253 RND: 7 (NYJ)
Joe Milton III
QB Tennessee
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (NYJ)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
Tanner McLachlan Head Shot
PICK: 257 RND: 7 (NYJ)
Tanner McLachlan
TE Arizona
Draft Picks Traded
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Jaden Crumedy Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (ARI)
Jaden Crumedy
DT-EDGE Mississippi State
Anim Dankwah Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (ARI)
Anim Dankwah
OT Howard
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall C+
ValueB NeedB TradesD- FutureB-
Milton III should have been long gone. The Patriots pounced, and earned a C+.

The Patriots spent the weekend waiting on one name, and it fell: Joe Milton III, the No. 199 name on the board, in the 253rd pick. A weekend of give and take that grades a C+.

The trade table is where this weekend went wrong. Every board in the league had Jones lower, and that gap is the story. A whole weekend of picks and edge rusher is somehow still a want.

The skill positions did well by the weekend.

Not a disaster, not a triumph, just a middling class.

Pick Analysis
Pick10 Rnd1 Malik Nabers
In pick 10 they get a true top target at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick34 Rnd2 Ladd McConkey
No edge and no loss on Ladd McConkey in the 34th pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick68 Rnd3 J.J. McCarthy
You do not let a quarterback like J.J. McCarthy reach slot 68 and blink. They did not. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick72 Rnd3 Dominick Puni
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Dominick Puni. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick104 Rnd4 Christian Jones
A big swing on Christian Jones at pick No. 104, well ahead of any board in the building. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick112 Rnd4 Cade Stover
Steal is underselling it; Cade Stover at the 112th overall pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick114 Rnd4 Andru Phillips
Andru Phillips at Round 4, Pick 14 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick136 Rnd4 Isaiah Adams
A tidy bit of business in the Round 4 slot, where Isaiah Adams graded well above the range. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick137 Rnd5 Javon Baker
Taking Javon Baker in the Round 5 slot is close to grand larceny; a wide receiver that good had no business lasting this long. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick253 Rnd7 Joe Milton III
Joe Milton III in No. 253 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. The roster fit checks out.
Pick254 Rnd7 Frank Gore Jr.
Frank Gore Jr. at slot 254 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It fills a real need, too.
Pick257 Rnd7 Tanner McLachlan
Tanner McLachlan at the 257th pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A need, and now a little less of one.