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Draft Selections
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (NE)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Amarius Mims Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (NE)
Amarius Mims
OT Georgia
Bo Nix Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Bo Nix
QB Oregon
Cade Stover Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Cade Stover
TE Ohio State
Mike Sainristil Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Mike Sainristil
CB Michigan
Jacob Cowing Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (NE)
Jacob Cowing
WR Arizona
Jaylan Ford Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (NE)
Jaylan Ford
LB Texas
Julian Pearl Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (NE)
Julian Pearl
OT Illinois
Jordan Whittington Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (NE)
Jordan Whittington
WR Texas
Draft Picks Received
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIN)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Amarius Mims Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (MIN)
Amarius Mims
OT Georgia
Draft Picks Traded
Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (MIN)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesC FutureB-
The Patriots robbed the room for Sainristil. Final grade: B-.

You could see the war room lean forward. Mike Sainristil at No. 103 is the sort of fall that does not happen, except it just did. A dependable weekend that grades out a B-.

They will need Ford to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it. A whole weekend of picks and edge rusher is somehow still a want.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Rome Odunze
In pick No. 11 they get a go-to option on the outside. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick23 Rnd1 Amarius Mims
In Round 1, Pick 23 they get a plug-and-play piece up front at fair value. A real need, handled.
Pick34 Rnd2 Bo Nix
They did well to land Bo Nix in the Round 2 slot, just ahead of his grade. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick68 Rnd3 Cade Stover
Cade Stover at slot 68 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick103 Rnd4 Mike Sainristil
Mike Sainristil at pick 103 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick137 Rnd5 Jacob Cowing
Jacob Cowing in the 137th pick is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick180 Rnd6 Jaylan Ford
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Jaylan Ford well ahead of where he belonged. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick193 Rnd6 Julian Pearl
They liked Julian Pearl enough to skip the value, taking him in No. 193. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick231 Rnd7 Jordan Whittington
Jordan Whittington in the 231st pick is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.