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Draft Selections
Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (NE)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
Michael Penix Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (NE)
Michael Penix Jr.
QB Washington
Amarius Mims Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Amarius Mims
OT Georgia
T.J. Tampa Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
T.J. Tampa
CB Iowa State
Troy Franklin Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
Troy Franklin
WR Oregon
Renardo Green Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (NE)
Renardo Green
S Florida State
Andru Phillips Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (NE)
Andru Phillips
CB Kentucky
DJ James Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (NE)
DJ James
CB Auburn
Erick All Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (NE)
Erick All
TE Iowa
Trevor Keegan Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (NE)
Trevor Keegan
OG Michigan
Bub Means Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (NE)
Bub Means
WR Pittsburgh
Jordan Magee Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (NE)
Jordan Magee
LB Temple
Darius Muasau Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (NE)
Darius Muasau
LB UCLA
Draft Picks Received
Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DEN)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
Michael Penix Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (LV)
Michael Penix Jr.
QB Washington
Troy Franklin Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (LAC)
Troy Franklin
WR Oregon
Renardo Green Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (IND)
Renardo Green
S Florida State
DJ James Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (CAR)
DJ James
CB Auburn
Erick All Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (JAX)
Erick All
TE Iowa
Darius Muasau Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (CAR)
Darius Muasau
LB UCLA
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (DEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (LV)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (LAC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (DEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (DEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (DEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (CAR)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (DEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (JAX)
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Draft Picks Traded
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (LV)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Dominick Puni Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (JAX)
Dominick Puni
OT Kansas
Players Gained
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Davante Adams
WR
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Jarrett Stidham
QB
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall A
ValueB+ NeedB TradesA+ FutureA+
Penix Jr. is the Patriots' new face under center. Grade: A.

The Patriots did not reach, did not trade up, did not blink. They just waited, and Jordan Magee fell into No. 231. It holds up to a second look, which is why it earns the A.

Michael Penix Jr. is the bet, and the class will be judged on how it pays off. The Means pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over.

The phones were where this weekend was really won. The edge rusher spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

Trust the process, because this time the process plainly worked.

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Joe Alt
Joe Alt at the 12th pick is money in the bank, a offensive lineman taken below his worth. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick13 Rnd1 Michael Penix Jr.
In Round 1, Pick 13 they get their guy under center for the next decade. A real need, handled.
Pick34 Rnd2 Amarius Mims
They let Amarius Mims come to them and pounced at slot 34. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick68 Rnd3 T.J. Tampa
T.J. Tampa at pick 68 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick69 Rnd3 Troy Franklin
Somehow Troy Franklin was still sitting there in the Round 3 slot, and they pounced on premier wide receiver value. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick117 Rnd4 Renardo Green
A safety of that caliber at No. 117 is the definition of value, full stop. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick137 Rnd5 Andru Phillips
A top-tier cornerback at a bargain, Andru Phillips in pick No. 137, plain and simple. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Pick141 Rnd5 DJ James
DJ James at Round 5, Pick 5 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
Pick153 Rnd5 Erick All
Erick All in the 153rd overall pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick180 Rnd6 Trevor Keegan
Trevor Keegan in the 180th pick is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick193 Rnd6 Bub Means
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Bub Means well ahead of where he belonged. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick231 Rnd7 Jordan Magee
They robbed the room for Jordan Magee here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick240 Rnd7 Darius Muasau
Darius Muasau at No. 240 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.