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Draft Selections
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (NE)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Jordan Morgan Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (NE)
Jordan Morgan
OT Arizona
Bralen Trice Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (NE)
Bralen Trice
DE-EDGE Washington
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Christian Mahogany Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (NE)
Christian Mahogany
OG Boston College
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (NE)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Tykee Smith Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (NE)
Tykee Smith
S Georgia
Jase McClellan Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (NE)
Jase McClellan
RB Alabama
Michael Barrett Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (NE)
Michael Barrett
LB Michigan
Draft Picks Received
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIN)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Jordan Morgan Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (LAC)
Jordan Morgan
OT Arizona
Bralen Trice Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (NYG)
Bralen Trice
DE-EDGE Washington
Christian Mahogany Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (LAC)
Christian Mahogany
OG Boston College
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (NYG)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (LAC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (NYG)
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Draft Picks Traded
Brock Bowers Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (MIN)
Brock Bowers
TE Georgia
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (LAC)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NYG)
Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
LB Clemson
Players Gained
Head Shot
Darrian Beavers
LB
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall C+
ValueC+ NeedB TradesF FutureA
The Patriots drew a line under the quarterback search with McCarthy: C+.

They finally answered the question that shadows every other one. J.J. McCarthy is the Patriots' quarterback, full stop. The good and the questionable cancel out to a C+.

The trades bled value they could not afford to lose. The McCarthy pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through interior defensive lineman.

Landing Smith that late papers over a lot of smaller sins.

If J.J. McCarthy and a couple of the gambles land, hindsight will be kinder than this grade.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 J.J. McCarthy
In pick 11 they get a franchise quarterback, a steep price for the projection.
Pick37 Rnd2 Jordan Morgan
A straight-up fair deal on Jordan Morgan at the 37th overall pick, value and slot in agreement. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick70 Rnd3 Bralen Trice
Nice patience on Bralen Trice, who had no business lasting to the 70th pick. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick103 Rnd4 Brenden Rice
They did well to land Brenden Rice in slot 103, just ahead of his grade. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick105 Rnd4 Christian Mahogany
A clean, defensible pick in No. 105 with a little surplus value in Christian Mahogany. The roster fit checks out.
Pick137 Rnd5 Ben Sinnott
Ben Sinnott at Round 5, Pick 1 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the tight end. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick180 Rnd6 Tykee Smith
Tykee Smith in pick No. 180 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick193 Rnd6 Jase McClellan
Jase McClellan at the Round 6 slot is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick231 Rnd7 Michael Barrett
Michael Barrett at pick 231 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.