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Draft Selections
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Keon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 64 RND: 2 (NE)
Keon Coleman
WR Florida State
Mike Sainristil Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Mike Sainristil
CB Michigan
Bralen Trice Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (NE)
Bralen Trice
DE-EDGE Washington
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Brandon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (NE)
Brandon Coleman
OL TCU
Beau Brade Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (NE)
Beau Brade
S Maryland
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (NE)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
Taulia Tagovailoa Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (NE)
Taulia Tagovailoa
QB Maryland
Draft Picks Received
Keon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 64 RND: 2 (KC)
Keon Coleman
WR Florida State
Bralen Trice Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (GB)
Bralen Trice
DE-EDGE Washington
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (KC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (GB)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (KC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (KC)
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Draft Picks Traded
Malik Nabers Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (KC)
Malik Nabers
WR LSU
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ARI)
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Players Gained
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Travis Kelce
TE
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Jordan Love
QB
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall A-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureA
A masterclass at the trade table lands the Patriots a A-.

They will call it conviction in the building and a reach everywhere else: Taulia Tagovailoa, 59 picks early at No. 231. The board rewarded a patient, disciplined weekend with a A-.

The Brade steal is the beam this whole class leans on. They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast. That interior defensive lineman hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

Bottom line, they did the job about as well as it can be done.

Pick Analysis
Pick34 Rnd2 Brian Thomas Jr.
They did well to land Brian Thomas Jr. in pick 34, just ahead of his grade. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick64 Rnd2 Keon Coleman
They robbed the room for Keon Coleman here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick68 Rnd3 Mike Sainristil
Mike Sainristil at slot 68 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick88 Rnd3 Bralen Trice
Bralen Trice in Round 3, Pick 25 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick103 Rnd4 Cedric Gray
A reach for Cedric Gray in the 103rd overall pick; a little patience would have been rewarded. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick137 Rnd5 Brandon Coleman
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Brandon Coleman. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick180 Rnd6 Beau Brade
You do not let a safety like Beau Brade reach the 180th pick and blink. They did not. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick193 Rnd6 Frank Gore Jr.
They reached a country mile for Frank Gore Jr. at Round 6, Pick 18, and the board is aghast. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick231 Rnd7 Taulia Tagovailoa
Value said wait; Taulia Tagovailoa in No. 231 says they were not listening. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.