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Draft Selections
Caleb Williams Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NE)
Caleb Williams
QB USC
Laiatu Latu Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Laiatu Latu
DL-EDGE UCLA
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
Caelen Carson Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Caelen Carson
CB Wake Forest
Dallin Holker Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (NE)
Dallin Holker
TE Colorado State
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (NE)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Jha'Quan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (NE)
Jha'Quan Jackson
WR Tulane
Malik Mustapha Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (NE)
Malik Mustapha
S Wake Forest
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Patriots finally solved quarterback, and it carried them to a B.

The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: Malik Mustapha, slot 231, roughly 61 picks past where he belonged. It nets out to a B, which feels about right.

So much rides on Caleb Williams that the rest of the class almost grades on a curve behind him. They will regret leaving interior defensive lineman for another day if the season turns on it.

They are betting Holker proves the room right and everyone else wrong. They went 6 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Caleb Williams
Caleb Williams in Round 1, Pick 3 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. The roster fit checks out.
Pick34 Rnd2 Laiatu Latu
Steal is underselling it; Laiatu Latu at the Round 2 slot is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick68 Rnd3 Patrick Paul
Patrick Paul at pick No. 68 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick103 Rnd4 Caelen Carson
They let Caelen Carson come to them and pounced at Round 4, Pick 3. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick137 Rnd5 Dallin Holker
They paid up for Dallin Holker at the 137th overall pick when waiting would have done the job. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick180 Rnd6 Luke McCaffrey
Luke McCaffrey at the 180th pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick193 Rnd6 Jha'Quan Jackson
Jha'Quan Jackson is a better player than the Round 6 slot suggests; smart patience, rewarded. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick231 Rnd7 Malik Mustapha
They will replay Malik Mustapha at pick 231 for years; that is how good the value is. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.