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    Patriots
Draft Selections
Malik Nabers Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (NE)
Malik Nabers
WR LSU
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
Ja'Lynn Polk Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (NE)
Ja'Lynn Polk
WR Washington
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Jordan Travis Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (NE)
Jordan Travis
QB Florida State
Tip Reiman Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (NE)
Tip Reiman
TE Illinois
Cody Schrader Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (NE)
Cody Schrader
RB Missouri
KT Leveston Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (NE)
KT Leveston
OT Kansas State
Draft Picks Received
Malik Nabers Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (CIN)
Malik Nabers
WR LSU
Ja'Lynn Polk Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CIN)
Ja'Lynn Polk
WR Washington
Draft Picks Traded
Brock Bowers Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (CIN)
Brock Bowers
TE Georgia
Players Gained
Head Shot
Tee Higgins
WR
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B+
ValueB+ NeedB TradesA+ FutureB-
The Patriots fleeced the room on the phones and earned a B+.

You can fall in love with a player. You are not supposed to marry him in the wrong round. The Patriots did exactly that with Jordan Travis in the 137th pick. A dependable weekend that grades out a B+.

They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast. The Jackson pick reads as want over need, and the roster will feel it at edge rusher, interior defensive lineman and other spots. They will regret leaving edge rusher for another day if the season turns on it.

That Schrader pick is the receipt they will wave around later.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Malik Nabers
In No. 18 they get a matchup problem out wide, and a steal at that. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick34 Rnd2 Kool-Aid McKinstry
Value with a capital V on Kool-Aid McKinstry in Round 2, Pick 2, a genuine coup. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick68 Rnd3 Patrick Paul
They took Patrick Paul at par in pick 68, which is nothing to complain about. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick80 Rnd3 Ja'Lynn Polk
Ja'Lynn Polk at the 80th overall pick is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the wide receiver. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick103 Rnd4 Khyree Jackson
Of all the spots to shop, they chose cornerback. Khyree Jackson in the 103rd pick leaves edge rusher, interior defensive lineman and other spots for later.
Pick137 Rnd5 Jordan Travis
Jordan Travis at pick No. 137 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick180 Rnd6 Tip Reiman
Tip Reiman at pick 180 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick193 Rnd6 Cody Schrader
Cody Schrader in the 193rd overall pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick231 Rnd7 KT Leveston
KT Leveston in the 231st pick is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.