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Draft Selections
Amarius Mims Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Amarius Mims
OT Georgia
Javon Bullard Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Javon Bullard
S Georgia
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (NE)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (NE)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Kitan Oladapo Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (NE)
Kitan Oladapo
S Oregon State
Elijah Jones Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (NE)
Elijah Jones
CB Boston College
Draft Picks Traded
Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (LAC)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
Players Gained
Head Shot
Rashawn Slater
OT
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureB-
The Patriots cashed the board's mistake on Jones: B+.

You build a draft on nights like this. Elijah Jones had no business being available in the 229th pick, and the Patriots did the only sane thing and turned in the card.

McCaffrey has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced. The phones were where this weekend was really won. For all the activity, edge rusher went untouched, which is hard to explain.

Adding Rashawn Slater by trade rounds out the weekend beyond the rookies.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick34 Rnd2 Amarius Mims
Amarius Mims slid further than he should have, and No. 34 is lovely value for the offensive lineman. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick68 Rnd3 Javon Bullard
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Javon Bullard at the 68th overall pick is the proof. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick104 Rnd4 Johnny Wilson
Johnny Wilson in Round 4, Pick 4 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick136 Rnd4 Luke McCaffrey
Luke McCaffrey at slot 136 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick182 Rnd6 Kitan Oladapo
Taking Kitan Oladapo in pick No. 182 is close to grand larceny; a safety that good had no business lasting this long. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick229 Rnd7 Elijah Jones
Elijah Jones at pick 229 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.