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Draft Selections
Caleb Williams Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NE)
Caleb Williams
QB USC
Ladd McConkey Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Ladd McConkey
WR Georgia
Christian Mahogany Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Christian Mahogany
OG Boston College
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (NE)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (NE)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
Tyrone Tracy Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (NE)
Tyrone Tracy Jr.
WR Purdue
Kitan Oladapo Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (NE)
Kitan Oladapo
S Oregon State
Josh Wallace Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (NE)
Josh Wallace
CB Michigan
Draft Picks Received
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (ARI)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Kitan Oladapo Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (ARI)
Kitan Oladapo
S Oregon State
Draft Picks Traded
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (ARI)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
Players Gained
Head Shot
Jeff Driskel
QB
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Patriots answered their biggest question with Williams. Grade: B-.

Nobody had Christian Jones this high, and it is not close. The Patriots reached 72 spots to get him at No. 136. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B-.

Everything downstream of Caleb Williams depends on Caleb Williams, and the building knows it. The Oladapo steal is the beam this whole class leans on. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped edge rusher, which is a strange place to end up.

On the needs board they went 4 of 8, with wide receiver the one that mattered most.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Caleb Williams
In Round 1, Pick 3 they get their guy under center for the next decade at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick34 Rnd2 Ladd McConkey
Ladd McConkey in pick 34 is fair value, right on his grade. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick68 Rnd3 Christian Mahogany
A premium they did not need to pay, Christian Mahogany a notch or two before his time. The roster fit checks out.
Pick105 Rnd4 Luke McCaffrey
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Luke McCaffrey well ahead of where he belonged. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick136 Rnd4 Christian Jones
Christian Jones at slot 136 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. It fills a real need, too.
Pick182 Rnd6 Tyrone Tracy Jr.
They left a pile of value on the table to take Tyrone Tracy Jr. this early at the 182nd pick. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick188 Rnd6 Kitan Oladapo
Kitan Oladapo at slot 188 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick229 Rnd7 Josh Wallace
Good price on Josh Wallace in No. 229, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.