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Draft Selections
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (NE)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (NE)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Christian Mahogany Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Christian Mahogany
OG Boston College
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (NE)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (NE)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (NE)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Elijah Jones Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (NE)
Elijah Jones
CB Boston College
Draft Picks Received
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (MIA)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (MIA)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (IND)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (MIA)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (MIA)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Players Gained
Head Shot
Jevon Holland
S
Head Shot
George Kittle
TE
Head Shot
Bernhard Raimann
OT
Head Shot
Cam Smith
CB
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureB-
Odunze should have been long gone. The Patriots pounced, and earned a B+.

The Patriots did not reach, did not trade up, did not blink. They just waited, and Rome Odunze fell into Round 2, Pick 23.

They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own. They are betting Mahogany proves the room right and everyone else wrong.

The edge rusher hole is the one line item this class does not answer. The Patriots clearly valued win-now help, adding bodies who have done it before.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick21 Rnd1 Brian Thomas Jr.
In the Round 1 slot they get a difference-maker at receiver at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick34 Rnd2 J.J. McCarthy
They went early on J.J. McCarthy in pick No. 34, and the value did not follow. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick55 Rnd2 Rome Odunze
Somehow Rome Odunze was still sitting there in the 55th pick, and they pounced on premier wide receiver value. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick68 Rnd3 Christian Mahogany
A real head-scratcher, Christian Mahogany in pick 68 is miles ahead of his ranking. The roster fit checks out.
Pick104 Rnd4 Patrick Paul
Steal is underselling it; Patrick Paul at Round 4, Pick 4 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick136 Rnd4 Johnny Wilson
They read the board right and Johnny Wilson was the payoff at slot 136. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick182 Rnd6 Luke McCaffrey
Luke McCaffrey slipping to the 182nd overall pick is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick229 Rnd7 Elijah Jones
Elijah Jones in No. 229 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.