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    Patriots
Draft Selections
Michael Penix Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (NE)
Michael Penix Jr.
QB Washington
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (NE)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Ja'Lynn Polk Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (NE)
Ja'Lynn Polk
WR Washington
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Matt Goncalves Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (NE)
Matt Goncalves
OT Pittsburgh
Gabriel Murphy Head Shot
PICK: 96 RND: 3 (NE)
Gabriel Murphy
DL-EDGE UCLA
McKinnley Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
McKinnley Jackson
DL Texas A&M
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (NE)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
Kitan Oladapo Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (NE)
Kitan Oladapo
S Oregon State
Zion Tupuola-Fetui Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (NE)
Zion Tupuola-Fetui
DE-EDGE Washington
LaDarius Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (NE)
LaDarius Henderson
OT Michigan
Joe Milton III Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (NE)
Joe Milton III
QB Tennessee
Draft Picks Received
Michael Penix Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (JAX)
Michael Penix Jr.
QB Washington
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (TEN)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (JAX)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Ja'Lynn Polk Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (PIT)
Ja'Lynn Polk
WR Washington
Matt Goncalves Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (IND)
Matt Goncalves
OT Pittsburgh
Gabriel Murphy Head Shot
PICK: 96 RND: 3 (JAX)
Gabriel Murphy
DL-EDGE UCLA
Kitan Oladapo Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (BUF)
Kitan Oladapo
S Oregon State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (JAX)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Brock Bowers Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (TEN)
Brock Bowers
TE Georgia
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (MIA)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Players Gained
Head Shot
DaVon Hamilton
DT
Players traded away
Head Shot
DeVante Parker
WR
Head Shot
JuJu Smith-Schuster
WR
Head Shot
Mac Jones
QB
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall C+
ValueB NeedB TradesD FutureB
The Patriots finally solved quarterback, and it carried them to a C+.

This is the pick they will still be bragging about in July: Joe Milton III, the No. 164 name on the board, stolen at slot 232. It washes out to a C+, no better and no worse.

The whole projection now runs through Michael Penix Jr.; hit there and everything else looks smarter. They lost the exchange badly enough to drag the whole class down.

The Goncalves pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. Leaving running back unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

The verdict is a shrug for now, with the swing picks left to write the real ending.

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Michael Penix Jr.
In No. 17 they get their guy under center for the next decade at a price that makes it sweeter. A real need, handled.
Pick34 Rnd2 Kool-Aid McKinstry
A slide stopped in pick No. 34, with Kool-Aid McKinstry worth more than the price. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick38 Rnd2 Patrick Paul
The board had cheaper options than Patrick Paul at pick 38, and it noticed. It fills a real need, too.
Pick48 Rnd2 Xavier Legette
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Xavier Legette in No. 48. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick52 Rnd2 Ja'Lynn Polk
No edge and no loss on Ja'Lynn Polk in the Round 2 slot; it is a wash and a sensible one. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick68 Rnd3 Jackson Powers-Johnson
Jackson Powers-Johnson is a better player than Round 3, Pick 4 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick82 Rnd3 Matt Goncalves
Matt Goncalves at the 82nd overall pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick96 Rnd3 Gabriel Murphy
Gabriel Murphy slid further than he should have, and slot 96 is lovely value for the edge rusher. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick103 Rnd4 McKinnley Jackson
A tidy bit of business in pick No. 103, where McKinnley Jackson graded well above the range. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick139 Rnd5 Tommy Eichenberg
They read the board right and Tommy Eichenberg was the payoff at the 139th pick. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick162 Rnd5 Kitan Oladapo
Kitan Oladapo in No. 162 is fair value, right on his grade. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick182 Rnd6 Zion Tupuola-Fetui
Nice patience on Zion Tupuola-Fetui, who had no business lasting to the 182nd overall pick. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick224 Rnd7 LaDarius Henderson
They will replay LaDarius Henderson at pick 224 for years; that is how good the value is. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick232 Rnd7 Joe Milton III
Somehow Joe Milton III was still sitting there in pick No. 232, and they pounced on premier quarterback value. The roster fit checks out.