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Draft Selections
Malik Nabers Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NE)
Malik Nabers
WR LSU
Amarius Mims Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Amarius Mims
OT Georgia
Spencer Rattler Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Spencer Rattler
QB South Carolina
Theo Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Theo Johnson
TE Penn State
Sataoa Laumea Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (NE)
Sataoa Laumea
OT Utah
Sione Vaki Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (NE)
Sione Vaki
S Utah
Kamal Hadden Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (NE)
Kamal Hadden
CB Tennessee
Johnny Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (NE)
Johnny Dixon
CB Penn State
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Patriots kept it disciplined and banked a B.

The rest of the league had time to spare on Spencer Rattler; the Patriots did not wait, grabbing him 49 spots ahead at slot 68.

Dixon falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. That edge rusher hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Malik Nabers
In No. 3 they get a go-to option on the outside at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick34 Rnd2 Amarius Mims
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Amarius Mims in pick 34. It fills a real need, too.
Pick68 Rnd3 Spencer Rattler
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Spencer Rattler well ahead of where he belonged. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick103 Rnd4 Theo Johnson
Theo Johnson at the 103rd overall pick is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick137 Rnd5 Sataoa Laumea
Sataoa Laumea at the 137th pick is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the offensive lineman. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick180 Rnd6 Sione Vaki
You do not let a safety like Sione Vaki reach pick No. 180 and blink. They did not. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick193 Rnd6 Kamal Hadden
Kamal Hadden in the 193rd pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick231 Rnd7 Johnny Dixon
They barely believed it either: Johnny Dixon still on the board at the 231st overall pick. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.