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Draft Selections
Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (NE)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (NE)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
Javon Solomon Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (NE)
Javon Solomon
OLB-EDGE Troy
Theo Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (NE)
Theo Johnson
TE Penn State
Ainias Smith Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (NE)
Ainias Smith
WR Texas A&M
Kamal Hadden Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (NE)
Kamal Hadden
CB Tennessee
Elijah Jones Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (NE)
Elijah Jones
CB Boston College
Draft Picks Received
Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (GB)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (GB)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Theo Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (MIN)
Theo Johnson
TE Penn State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (GB)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (MIN)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (GB)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Malik Nabers Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (GB)
Malik Nabers
WR LSU
Players Gained
Head Shot
Preston Smith
EDGE
Head Shot
NaJee Thompson
CB
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB TradesC+ FutureA+
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Patriots and Jones: B.

Somewhere a general manager is explaining how Elijah Jones got past him. The Patriots do not have to explain a thing at No. 229.

With edge rusher, interior defensive lineman and other spots unsolved, spending premium capital on OLB-EDGE is the choice that costs them. They will regret leaving edge rusher for another day if the season turns on it. Solomon has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced.

The veteran additions, Preston Smith chief among them, give the class a floor the rookies alone would not.

Good work on the whole, with edge rusher the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Troy Fautanu
In No. 25 they get a blindside protector at fair value. A real need, handled.
Pick34 Rnd2 Adonai Mitchell
They took Adonai Mitchell at par in the 34th pick, which is nothing to complain about. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick41 Rnd2 J.J. McCarthy
J.J. McCarthy in pick 41 is fair value, right on his grade. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick68 Rnd3 Patrick Paul
A straight-up fair deal on Patrick Paul at slot 68, value and slot in agreement. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick104 Rnd4 Javon Solomon
The eyebrow-raiser of the weekend. They went OLB-EDGE with Javon Solomon while clear needs at edge rusher, interior defensive lineman and other spots sat open.
Pick130 Rnd4 Theo Johnson
Theo Johnson at the 130th overall pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick136 Rnd4 Ainias Smith
Ainias Smith at the Round 4 slot is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick182 Rnd6 Kamal Hadden
Kamal Hadden in Round 6, Pick 7 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick229 Rnd7 Elijah Jones
Elijah Jones in slot 229 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.