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Draft Selections
Michael Penix Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (NE)
Michael Penix Jr.
QB Washington
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
Kiran Amegadjie Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Kiran Amegadjie
OT Yale
Javon Baker Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Javon Baker
WR UCF
Elijah Jones Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (NE)
Elijah Jones
CB Boston College
Justin Eboigbe Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (NE)
Justin Eboigbe
DL-EDGE Alabama
Tykee Smith Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (NE)
Tykee Smith
S Georgia
Erick All Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (NE)
Erick All
TE Iowa
JD Bertrand Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (NE)
JD Bertrand
LB Notre Dame
Draft Picks Received
Michael Penix Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (CHI)
Michael Penix Jr.
QB Washington
Elijah Jones Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (CHI)
Elijah Jones
CB Boston College
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (CHI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (CHI)
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Draft Picks Traded
Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (CHI)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
Players Gained
Head Shot
DeMarcus Walker
DE
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall A-
ValueB- NeedB TradesA+ FutureA+
The Patriots answered their biggest question with Penix Jr.. Grade: A-.

Start where it matters. The Patriots took Michael Penix Jr. to run the offense for the next decade, and every other decision this weekend bends around that one. One of the weekend's best, top to bottom, and a A- to show for it.

Every deal seemed to tilt their way, which is not luck. A whole weekend of picks and interior defensive lineman is somehow still a want. However the rest shakes out, Smith at that price is a win they earned.

It is a haul that will look even better come September.

Pick Analysis
Pick9 Rnd1 Michael Penix Jr.
In pick 9 they get the face of the franchise at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick34 Rnd2 Adonai Mitchell
They did well to land Adonai Mitchell in Round 2, Pick 2, just ahead of his grade. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick68 Rnd3 Kiran Amegadjie
They took Kiran Amegadjie at par in slot 68, which is nothing to complain about. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick103 Rnd4 Javon Baker
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Javon Baker at the 103rd pick is the proof. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick122 Rnd4 Elijah Jones
A clean, defensible pick in No. 122 with a little surplus value in Elijah Jones. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick137 Rnd5 Justin Eboigbe
They paid a round early for Justin Eboigbe in the Round 5 slot, more than the board wanted. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick180 Rnd6 Tykee Smith
Tykee Smith at the 180th overall pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick193 Rnd6 Erick All
Erick All in pick No. 193 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick231 Rnd7 JD Bertrand
A tidy bit of business in slot 231, where JD Bertrand graded well above the range. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.