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    Patriots
Draft Selections
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (NE)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Amarius Mims Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (NE)
Amarius Mims
OT Georgia
Keon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Keon Coleman
WR Florida State
Mike Sainristil Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Mike Sainristil
CB Michigan
Bralen Trice Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (NE)
Bralen Trice
DE-EDGE Washington
Cade Stover Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (NE)
Cade Stover
TE-EDGE Ohio State
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (NE)
Maason Smith
DT-EDGE LSU
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (NE)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Jase McClellan Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (NE)
Jase McClellan
RB Alabama
Nathaniel Watson Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (NE)
Nathaniel Watson
LB Mississippi State
Draft Picks Received
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (SEA)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Amarius Mims Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (ARI)
Amarius Mims
OT Georgia
Bralen Trice Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (SEA)
Bralen Trice
DE-EDGE Washington
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (SEA)
Maason Smith
DT-EDGE LSU
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (SEA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (SEA)
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Draft Picks Traded
Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (ARI)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
Players Gained
Head Shot
Budda Baker
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Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall A-
ValueB- NeedB TradesA+ FutureA+
A franchise passer in McCarthy headlines a A- weekend for the Patriots.

The one hole that towered over the rest is filled. The Patriots spent their marquee pick on J.J. McCarthy, and for the first time in a while there is a real answer at quarterback. Just about everything broke right, and the A- follows.

The phones were where this weekend was really won. Every board in the league had McCaffrey lower, and that gap is the story.

On value alone, Watson makes the weekend a net positive. Spending an early pick on TE-EDGE with interior defensive lineman, safety and other spots open is the decision the grade keeps circling back to.

For all the activity, interior defensive lineman went untouched, which is hard to explain.

Add it up and this is about as clean as a draft weekend gets.

Pick Analysis
Pick16 Rnd1 J.J. McCarthy
In slot 16 they get the arm they will build around, though they paid up to get him. A real need, handled.
Pick27 Rnd1 Amarius Mims
In pick No. 27 they get a long-term starter on the line at fair value.
Pick34 Rnd2 Keon Coleman
They took Keon Coleman at par in pick 34, which is nothing to complain about. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick68 Rnd3 Mike Sainristil
Mike Sainristil at the 68th pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick78 Rnd3 Bralen Trice
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Bralen Trice at Round 3, Pick 14 is the proof. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick104 Rnd4 Cade Stover
They bypassed pressing needs at interior defensive lineman, safety and other spots to take Cade Stover, a TE-EDGE that was not the priority.
Pick119 Rnd4 Maason Smith
A curious use of the Round 4 slot. Interior defensive lineman, safety and other spots needed the pick; a DT-EDGE in Maason Smith did not.
Pick136 Rnd4 Luke McCaffrey
Luke McCaffrey at No. 136 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick182 Rnd6 Jase McClellan
No drama and no debate, Jase McClellan went about where he belonged in the 182nd overall pick. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick229 Rnd7 Nathaniel Watson
Nathaniel Watson at No. 229 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.