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Draft Selections
Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (NE)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (NE)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Cade Stover Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Cade Stover
TE Ohio State
Caelen Carson Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Caelen Carson
CB Wake Forest
Mason McCormick Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (NE)
Mason McCormick
OT South Dakota State
Jha'Quan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (NE)
Jha'Quan Jackson
WR Tulane
Curtis Jacobs Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (NE)
Curtis Jacobs
LB Penn State
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (NE)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
Solomon Byrd Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (NE)
Solomon Byrd
DE-EDGE USC
Draft Picks Received
Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIN)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (MIN)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Solomon Byrd Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (MIN)
Solomon Byrd
DE-EDGE USC
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (CHI)
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Draft Picks Traded
Caleb Williams Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (MIN)
Caleb Williams
QB USC
Jonathon Brooks Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (CHI)
Jonathon Brooks
RB Texas
Players Gained
Head Shot
Justin Fields
QB
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueC+ NeedB TradesA+ FutureB-
The Patriots turned the phones into found money: B.

The Patriots ran the phones like sharks, prying loose value on deal after deal until the ledger was lopsided. Good, not great, and the B says as much.

The Byrd reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. They punted on interior defensive lineman, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. The Justin Fields deal gives the class an established piece to lean on.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Taliese Fuaga
In No. 11 they get a building block for the line. A real need, handled.
Pick23 Rnd1 Brian Thomas Jr.
In slot 23 they get a weapon on the perimeter at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick68 Rnd3 Cade Stover
A conviction pick on Cade Stover at Round 3, Pick 4 that the board grades a round light. It fills a real need, too.
Pick103 Rnd4 Caelen Carson
Caelen Carson at pick No. 103 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick137 Rnd5 Mason McCormick
A reach for Mason McCormick in the Round 5 slot; a little patience would have been rewarded. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick180 Rnd6 Jha'Quan Jackson
By-the-book stuff, Jha'Quan Jackson at the 180th overall pick squarely in line with his ranking. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick193 Rnd6 Curtis Jacobs
Curtis Jacobs at pick 193 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick231 Rnd7 Frank Gore Jr.
A tidy little value on Frank Gore Jr. in the 231st pick, a step better than break-even. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick232 Rnd7 Solomon Byrd
They reached into another round for Solomon Byrd, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.