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Malik Nabers Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (NE)
Malik Nabers
WR LSU
Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
Kamren Kinchens Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (NE)
Kamren Kinchens
S Miami (FL)
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (NE)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
Maason Smith
DT-EDGE LSU
Blake Fisher Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (NE)
Blake Fisher
OT Notre Dame
Caelen Carson Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (NE)
Caelen Carson
CB Wake Forest
DJ James Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (NE)
DJ James
CB Auburn
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (NE)
James Williams
S Miami (FL)
Javon Baker Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (NE)
Javon Baker
WR UCF
Draft Picks Received
Malik Nabers Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (LAC)
Malik Nabers
WR LSU
Kamren Kinchens Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (LAC)
Kamren Kinchens
S Miami (FL)
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (CLE)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (LAC)
Maason Smith
DT-EDGE LSU
Blake Fisher Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (TB)
Blake Fisher
OT Notre Dame
Caelen Carson Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (ARI)
Caelen Carson
CB Wake Forest
DJ James Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (DAL)
DJ James
CB Auburn
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (LAC)
James Williams
S Miami (FL)
Javon Baker Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (CAR)
Javon Baker
WR UCF
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (DAL)
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Draft Picks Traded
Jer'Zhan Newton Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (LAC)
Jer'Zhan Newton
DL Illinois
Jacob Cowing Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (DAL)
Jacob Cowing
WR Arizona
Logan Lee Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (CLE)
Logan Lee
DL Iowa
Curtis Jacobs Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (ARI)
Curtis Jacobs
LB Penn State
Chris Morris Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (CAR)
Chris Morris
OL Texas A&M
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (MIA)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Players Gained
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Zion Johnson
OG
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Cooper Rush
QB
Head Shot
Brandon Walton
OT
Players traded away
Head Shot
DeVante Parker
WR
Head Shot
JuJu Smith-Schuster
WR
Head Shot
Mac Jones
QB
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureB-
The Patriots won the night they stopped Carson from sliding. Grade: B+.

The Patriots ran the phones like sharks, prying loose value on deal after deal until the ledger was lopsided.

With edge rusher, interior defensive lineman and other spots unsolved, spending premium capital on DT-EDGE is the choice that costs them. That is a cornerback worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped edge rusher, which is a strange place to end up.

Every board in the league had Smith lower, and that gap is the story.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick5 Rnd1 Malik Nabers
A market-rate wide receiver, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Malik Nabers. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick34 Rnd2 Troy Fautanu
Troy Fautanu in No. 34 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick37 Rnd2 Kamren Kinchens
Fair-plus on Kamren Kinchens, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick55 Rnd2 Brenden Rice
They paid a round early for Brenden Rice in pick No. 55, more than the board wanted. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick68 Rnd3 Johnny Wilson
No edge and no loss on Johnny Wilson in Round 3, Pick 4; it is a wash and a sensible one. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick69 Rnd3 Maason Smith
The eyebrow-raiser of the weekend. They went DT-EDGE with Maason Smith while clear needs at edge rusher, interior defensive lineman and other spots sat open.
Pick89 Rnd3 Blake Fisher
Blake Fisher at the Round 3 slot jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. The roster fit checks out.
Pick105 Rnd4 Caelen Carson
Steal is underselling it; Caelen Carson at pick No. 105 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick125 Rnd4 DJ James
They zigged when the board said zag, taking DJ James at cornerback with edge rusher, interior defensive lineman and other spots open.
Pick139 Rnd5 James Williams
They did well to land James Williams in No. 139, just ahead of his grade. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick180 Rnd6 Javon Baker
A straight-up fair deal on Javon Baker at slot 180, value and slot in agreement. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.