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Draft Selections
Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (NE)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
Michael Penix Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (NE)
Michael Penix Jr.
QB Washington
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (NE)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Trevor Keegan Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (NE)
Trevor Keegan
OG Michigan
Tykee Smith Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (NE)
Tykee Smith
S Georgia
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (NE)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
Draft Picks Received
Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (ARI)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
Michael Penix Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (SEA)
Michael Penix Jr.
QB Washington
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (KC)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (LAR)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (ARI)
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Draft Picks Traded
Malik Nabers Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (ARI)
Malik Nabers
WR LSU
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (KC)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Daijun Edwards Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (KC)
Daijun Edwards
RB Georgia
Richard Jibunor Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (LAR)
Richard Jibunor
OLB-EDGE Troy
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ARI)
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Players Gained
Head Shot
Budda Baker
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Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureC-
The Patriots left with their quarterback, and a B to match.

The search is over. The Patriots handed the keys to Michael Penix Jr., and the whole operation now runs on his development.

Every deal seemed to tilt their way, which is not luck. That is a safety worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly.

The edge rusher spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. The Gore Jr. reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade.

Good work on the whole, with edge rusher the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Joe Alt
In slot 4 they get a cornerstone up front. A real need, handled.
Pick16 Rnd1 Michael Penix Jr.
In pick 16 they get a long-term answer under center at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick34 Rnd2 Xavier Legette
Xavier Legette in the 34th overall pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick68 Rnd3 Payton Wilson
Payton Wilson at the Round 3 slot is money in the bank, a linebacker taken below his worth. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick95 Rnd3 Khyree Jackson
A straight-up fair deal on Khyree Jackson at No. 95, value and slot in agreement. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick137 Rnd5 Trevor Keegan
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Trevor Keegan. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick193 Rnd6 Tykee Smith
They robbed the room for Tykee Smith here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick209 Rnd6 Frank Gore Jr.
Frank Gore Jr. in Round 6, Pick 34 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.