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Draft Selections
Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (NE)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (NE)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Christian Haynes Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (NE)
Christian Haynes
OG Connecticut
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (NE)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Bucky Irving Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (NE)
Bucky Irving
RB Oregon
Javon Solomon Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (NE)
Javon Solomon
OLB-EDGE Troy
Tyrice Knight Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (NE)
Tyrice Knight
LB UTEP
Kris Abrams-Draine Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (NE)
Kris Abrams-Draine
CB Missouri
Daijun Edwards Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (NE)
Daijun Edwards
RB Georgia
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (NE)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Ty'Ron Hopper Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (NE)
Ty'Ron Hopper
LB Missouri
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (NE)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
Jha'Quan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 221 RND: 7 (NE)
Jha'Quan Jackson
WR Tulane
J.J. Weaver Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (NE)
J.J. Weaver
LB-EDGE Kentucky
Sheridan Jones Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (NE)
Sheridan Jones
CB Clemson
Draft Picks Received
Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (LV)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (NYG)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
Christian Haynes Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (ARI)
Christian Haynes
OG Connecticut
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (GB)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Javon Solomon Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (ARI)
Javon Solomon
OLB-EDGE Troy
Tyrice Knight Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (IND)
Tyrice Knight
LB UTEP
Kris Abrams-Draine Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (GB)
Kris Abrams-Draine
CB Missouri
Daijun Edwards Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (ARI)
Daijun Edwards
RB Georgia
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (NYG)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Ty'Ron Hopper Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (LV)
Ty'Ron Hopper
LB Missouri
Jha'Quan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 221 RND: 7 (LV)
Jha'Quan Jackson
WR Tulane
Sheridan Jones Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (IND)
Sheridan Jones
CB Clemson
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (NYG)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (IND)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (NYG)
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Draft Picks Traded
Malik Nabers Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (ARI)
Malik Nabers
WR LSU
Jaheim Bell Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (GB)
Jaheim Bell
TE Florida State
Players Gained
Head Shot
Rakeem Nunez-Roches
DT
Head Shot
Dylan Parham
OG
Players traded away
Head Shot
JuJu Smith-Schuster
WR
Head Shot
Mac Jones
QB
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB- TradesD+ FutureA
The Patriots let Simpson fall into their laps, and walked away with a B-.

Every so often the board makes a mistake, and the Patriots were there to profit. Jaylin Simpson, the No. 151 name on the board, should have been long gone before Round 6, Pick 7. It nets out to a B-, which feels about right.

It is not that Solomon is a bad player; it is that the Patriots had louder needs to answer first. A whole weekend of picks and interior defensive lineman is somehow still a want. Every board in the league had McCarthy lower, and that gap is the story.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick13 Rnd1 Olumuyiwa Fashanu
In No. 13 they get a blindside protector at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick34 Rnd2 J.J. McCarthy
They paid a round early for J.J. McCarthy in Round 2, Pick 2, more than the board wanted. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick47 Rnd2 Adonai Mitchell
They read the board right and Adonai Mitchell was the payoff at pick No. 47. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick68 Rnd3 Payton Wilson
No drama and no debate, Payton Wilson went about where he belonged in pick 68. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick71 Rnd3 Christian Haynes
By-the-book stuff, Christian Haynes at the 71st pick squarely in line with his ranking. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick88 Rnd3 Cooper Beebe
A tidy bit of business in the 88th overall pick, where Cooper Beebe graded well above the range. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick104 Rnd4 Bucky Irving
Bucky Irving at slot 104 is money in the bank, a running back taken below his worth. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick105 Rnd4 Javon Solomon
A surprising call. With interior defensive lineman and safety still to address, they spent the Round 4 slot on Javon Solomon, an OLB-EDGE they were not short of.
Pick118 Rnd4 Tyrice Knight
They bypassed pressing needs at interior defensive lineman and safety to take Tyrice Knight, a linebacker that was not the priority.
Pick126 Rnd4 Kris Abrams-Draine
Kris Abrams-Draine at the Round 4 slot is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick137 Rnd5 Daijun Edwards
A tidy little value on Daijun Edwards in No. 137, a step better than break-even. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick140 Rnd5 Ben Sinnott
Ben Sinnott at the 140th overall pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. The roster fit checks out.
Pick147 Rnd5 Ty'Ron Hopper
A straight-up fair deal on Ty'Ron Hopper at pick No. 147, value and slot in agreement. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
Pick182 Rnd6 Jaylin Simpson
They barely believed it either: Jaylin Simpson still on the board at Round 6, Pick 7. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
Pick221 Rnd7 Jha'Quan Jackson
Jha'Quan Jackson slid further than he should have, and pick 221 is lovely value for the wide receiver. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick229 Rnd7 J.J. Weaver
J.J. Weaver in slot 229 is fair value, right on his grade. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick232 Rnd7 Sheridan Jones
Sheridan Jones in Round 7, Pick 12 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.