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Draft Selections
Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (NE)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Jonathon Brooks Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (NE)
Jonathon Brooks
RB Texas
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Christian Mahogany Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 3 (NE)
Christian Mahogany
OG Boston College
Troy Franklin Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Troy Franklin
WR Oregon
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (NE)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Josiah Ezirim Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (NE)
Josiah Ezirim
OL Eastern Kentucky
Jordan Magee Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (NE)
Jordan Magee
LB Temple
Draft Picks Received
Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (NYG)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
Jonathon Brooks Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (PHI)
Jonathon Brooks
RB Texas
Christian Mahogany Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 3 (PHI)
Christian Mahogany
OG Boston College
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (NYG)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (IND)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (PIT)
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Draft Picks Traded
Malik Nabers Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NYG)
Malik Nabers
WR LSU
Brandon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (WSH)
Brandon Coleman
OL TCU
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (MIA)
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Players Gained
Head Shot
Jake Elliott
PK
Head Shot
Bernhard Raimann
OT
Head Shot
Brian Robinson
RB
Head Shot
Darnell Washington
TE
Players traded away
Head Shot
Jalen Reagor
WR
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureB-
The Patriots won the weekend at the trade table. Grade: B+.

There is conviction, and then there is this. The Patriots took Josiah Ezirim a full 99 picks ahead of where the board had him, an overdraft steep enough that it colors the whole weekend. The bottom line is a respectable B+.

The Franklin pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch. They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own.

A whole weekend of picks and edge rusher is somehow still a want.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the edge rusher spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick6 Rnd1 Joe Alt
In No. 6 they get protection for the quarterback. A real need, handled.
Pick34 Rnd2 Jayden Daniels
You do not let a quarterback like Jayden Daniels reach the Round 2 slot and blink. They did not. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick50 Rnd2 Jonathon Brooks
Jonathon Brooks at the 50th overall pick is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick68 Rnd3 Xavier Legette
A straight-up fair deal on Xavier Legette at the 68th pick, value and slot in agreement. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick98 Rnd3 Christian Mahogany
Christian Mahogany at Round 3, Pick 35 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It fills a real need, too.
Pick103 Rnd4 Troy Franklin
Troy Franklin in pick No. 103 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick137 Rnd5 Luke McCaffrey
A reach for Luke McCaffrey in slot 137; a little patience would have been rewarded. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick193 Rnd6 Josiah Ezirim
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Josiah Ezirim. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick231 Rnd7 Jordan Magee
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Jordan Magee at pick 231 is the proof. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.