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Draft Selections
Caleb Williams Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NE)
Caleb Williams
QB USC
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Javon Solomon Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Javon Solomon
OLB-EDGE Troy
Dallin Holker Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (NE)
Dallin Holker
TE Colorado State
Dwight McGlothern Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (NE)
Dwight McGlothern
CB Arkansas
Jha'Quan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (NE)
Jha'Quan Jackson
WR Tulane
Evan Williams Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (NE)
Evan Williams
S Oregon
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Williams is the Patriots' new face under center. Grade: B-.

The search is over. The Patriots handed the keys to Caleb Williams, and the whole operation now runs on his development. The bottom line is a respectable B-.

That is a cornerback worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly. They will answer for taking OLB-EDGE early while edge rusher, interior defensive lineman and other spots went begging. They are betting Solomon proves the room right and everyone else wrong.

A whole weekend of picks and edge rusher is somehow still a want.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Caleb Williams
In the Round 1 slot they get a long-term answer under center. A real need, handled.
Pick34 Rnd2 Adonai Mitchell
They did well to land Adonai Mitchell in pick No. 34, just ahead of his grade. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick68 Rnd3 Kingsley Suamataia
Good price on Kingsley Suamataia in No. 68, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick103 Rnd4 Javon Solomon
They bypassed pressing needs at edge rusher, interior defensive lineman and other spots to take Javon Solomon, an OLB-EDGE that was not the priority.
Pick137 Rnd5 Dallin Holker
They liked Dallin Holker enough to skip the value, taking him in the 137th overall pick. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick180 Rnd6 Dwight McGlothern
You do not let a cornerback like Dwight McGlothern reach the 180th pick and blink. They did not. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick193 Rnd6 Jha'Quan Jackson
A quiet steal in pick 193: Jha'Quan Jackson for less than the market said. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick231 Rnd7 Evan Williams
Evan Williams at Round 7, Pick 11 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.