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Draft Selections
Yhonzae Pierre Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (NE)
Yhonzae Pierre
LB-EDGE Alabama
Nick Marsh Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (NE)
Nick Marsh
WR Indiana
Mario Craver Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (NE)
Mario Craver
WR Texas A&M
Marcus Neal Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (NE)
Marcus Neal Jr.
S Penn State
Myles Graham Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (NE)
Myles Graham
LB Florida
Jalen Thompson Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (NE)
Jalen Thompson
DL-EDGE Michigan State
Coen Echols Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (NE)
Coen Echols
OG Texas A&M
Mason Curtis Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (NE)
Mason Curtis
S Michigan
Jaden Platt Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (NE)
Jaden Platt
TE Arkansas
Malachi Breland Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (NE)
Malachi Breland
OG Arkansas
Elinneus Davis Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (NE)
Elinneus Davis
DT Washington
Jay'Vion Cole Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (NE)
Jay'Vion Cole
CB Arizona
Draft Picks Received
Jaden Platt Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (DET)
Jaden Platt
TE Arkansas
Malachi Breland Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (DAL)
Malachi Breland
OG Arkansas
Elinneus Davis Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (DAL)
Elinneus Davis
DT Washington
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (DET)
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Jayden Bellamy Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (DET)
Jayden Bellamy
CB UCF
DeAndre Moore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (DAL)
DeAndre Moore Jr.
WR Colorado
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesC+ FutureB-
A solid, sensible weekend for the Patriots: B.

The pick that carries the class is Mario Craver, a wide receiver the Patriots were happy to stop sliding in the Round 3 slot. Patience, rewarded. They moved the roster forward and banked a B for it.

A whole weekend of picks and quarterback is somehow still a want. The cost of the Thompson reach is exactly the players who went right after him.

On the needs board they went 6 of 8, with edge rusher the one that mattered most. The weekend tilted hard toward the defense.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but quarterback.

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Yhonzae Pierre
In No. 30 they get a problem off the edge, outstanding value to boot. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick62 Rnd2 Nick Marsh
Nick Marsh at pick No. 62 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick94 Rnd3 Mario Craver
Mario Craver slipping to the Round 3 slot is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick125 Rnd4 Marcus Neal Jr.
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Marcus Neal Jr. at pick 125. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick130 Rnd4 Myles Graham
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Myles Graham in the 130th overall pick. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick189 Rnd6 Jalen Thompson
They paid a round early for Jalen Thompson in slot 189, more than the board wanted. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick200 Rnd6 Coen Echols
Coen Echols slid further than he should have, and pick No. 200 is lovely value for the offensive lineman. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick207 Rnd6 Mason Curtis
A tidy bit of business in slot 207, where Mason Curtis graded well above the range. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick212 Rnd6 Jaden Platt
By-the-book stuff, Jaden Platt at No. 212 squarely in line with his ranking. It fills a real need, too.
Pick215 Rnd6 Malachi Breland
They read the board right and Malachi Breland was the payoff at Round 6, Pick 36. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick225 Rnd7 Elinneus Davis
No drama and no debate, Elinneus Davis went about where he belonged in the 225th pick. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick246 Rnd7 Jay'Vion Cole
Jay'Vion Cole at the Round 7 slot is money in the bank, a cornerback taken below his worth. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.