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Draft Selections
Caleb Williams Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NE)
Caleb Williams
QB USC
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (NE)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Amarius Mims Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (NE)
Amarius Mims
OT Georgia
Ja'Lynn Polk Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (NE)
Ja'Lynn Polk
WR Washington
Jordan Morgan Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (NE)
Jordan Morgan
OT Arizona
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (NE)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
D.J. James Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
D.J. James
CB Auburn
Ladd McConkey Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (NE)
Ladd McConkey
WR Georgia
Dylan Laube Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (NE)
Dylan Laube
RB New Hampshire
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (NE)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Bryce Foster Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (NE)
Bryce Foster
C Texas A&M
Isaiah Adams Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (NE)
Isaiah Adams
OT Illinois
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (NE)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
Draft Picks Received
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (SF)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Amarius Mims Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (GB)
Amarius Mims
OT Georgia
Ja'Lynn Polk Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (DET)
Ja'Lynn Polk
WR Washington
Jordan Morgan Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (GB)
Jordan Morgan
OT Arizona
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (DET)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
Ladd McConkey Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (SEA)
Ladd McConkey
WR Georgia
Dylan Laube Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (ARI)
Dylan Laube
RB New Hampshire
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (SEA)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Bryce Foster Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (DET)
Bryce Foster
C Texas A&M
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (SEA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (SEA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (SEA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (TEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (TEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (DET)
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Draft Picks Traded
Kris Jenkins Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (SF)
Kris Jenkins
DL-EDGE Michigan
Kamari Lassiter Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (PIT)
Kamari Lassiter
CB Georgia
Ashton Gillotte Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (SF)
Ashton Gillotte
DL-EDGE Louisville
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (MIA)
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Players Gained
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Colby Sorsdal
OT
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall A-
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureA-
The Patriots answered their biggest question with Williams. Grade: A-.

The Bryce Foster selection is the head-turner. The Patriots reached 63 spots for him, and it will define how this weekend is remembered.

Caleb Williams gives the offense a face and a plan, and the grade leans heavily on whether he hits. They banked enough surplus on McConkey to cover a lot of smaller sins.

Every deal seemed to tilt their way, which is not luck. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through edge rusher.

It is not that James is a bad player; it is that the Patriots had louder needs to answer first.

Bottom line, they did the job about as well as it can be done.

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Caleb Williams
In slot 3 they get the face of the franchise. A real need, handled.
Pick31 Rnd1 Xavier Legette
In the 31st overall pick they get a difference-maker at receiver at a price that makes it sweeter. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick40 Rnd2 Amarius Mims
A quiet steal in the Round 2 slot: Amarius Mims for less than the market said. It fills a real need, too.
Pick59 Rnd2 Ja'Lynn Polk
They paid up for Ja'Lynn Polk at pick No. 59 when waiting would have done the job. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick83 Rnd3 Jordan Morgan
Somehow Jordan Morgan was still sitting there in Round 3, Pick 19, and they pounced on premier offensive lineman value. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick91 Rnd3 Cooper DeJean
They robbed the room for Cooper DeJean here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick103 Rnd4 D.J. James
They zigged when the board said zag, taking D.J. James at cornerback with edge rusher, interior defensive lineman and other spots open.
Pick115 Rnd4 Ladd McConkey
Ladd McConkey in Round 4, Pick 15 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick141 Rnd5 Dylan Laube
No drama and no debate, Dylan Laube went about where he belonged in the Round 5 slot. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick152 Rnd5 Ben Sinnott
They liked Ben Sinnott enough to skip the value, taking him in the 152nd overall pick. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick164 Rnd5 Bryce Foster
They talked themselves into Bryce Foster at slot 164, and the board did not agree. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick181 Rnd6 Isaiah Adams
Taking Isaiah Adams in pick 181 is close to grand larceny; an offensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick224 Rnd7 Frank Gore Jr.
They reached a country mile for Frank Gore Jr. at the 224th pick, and the board is aghast. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.