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Draft Selections
Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (NE)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
Nate Wiggins Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (NE)
Nate Wiggins
CB Clemson
Ja'Tavion Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Ja'Tavion Sanders
TE Texas
Bralen Trice Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Bralen Trice
DE-EDGE Washington
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Isaac Guerendo Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (NE)
Isaac Guerendo
RB Louisville
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (NE)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Joe Milton III Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (NE)
Joe Milton III
QB Tennessee
Kamal Hadden Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (NE)
Kamal Hadden
CB Tennessee
Caedan Wallace Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (NE)
Caedan Wallace
OT Penn State
Ryan Flournoy Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (NE)
Ryan Flournoy
WR Southeast Missouri State
Draft Picks Received
Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (CIN)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
Nate Wiggins Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (MIN)
Nate Wiggins
CB Clemson
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (MIN)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Caedan Wallace Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIN)
Caedan Wallace
OT Penn State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (CIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Marvin Harrison Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (MIN)
Marvin Harrison Jr.
WR Ohio State
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesD- FutureA+
The Patriots let McCaffrey fall and pounced. Final grade: B-.

The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: Luke McCaffrey, pick No. 177, roughly 28 picks past where he belonged.

The trades bled value they could not afford to lose. Every board in the league had Wilson lower, and that gap is the story.

Leaving interior defensive lineman unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Taliese Fuaga
In pick No. 18 they get an anchor for the offensive line. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick23 Rnd1 Nate Wiggins
In the Round 1 slot they get an island corner at fair value. Need was not the driver here.
Pick34 Rnd2 Ja'Tavion Sanders
Ja'Tavion Sanders at the 34th pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. The roster fit checks out.
Pick68 Rnd3 Bralen Trice
A tidy little value on Bralen Trice in pick 68, a step better than break-even. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick103 Rnd4 Johnny Wilson
Value said wait; Johnny Wilson in Round 4, Pick 3 says they were not listening. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick137 Rnd5 Isaac Guerendo
Nice patience on Isaac Guerendo, who had no business lasting to No. 137. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick177 Rnd6 Luke McCaffrey
Circle this one: Luke McCaffrey at the 177th overall pick is a fall that decides a draft. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick180 Rnd6 Joe Milton III
Joe Milton III in slot 180 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick193 Rnd6 Kamal Hadden
Somehow Kamal Hadden was still sitting there in slot 193, and they pounced on premier cornerback value. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
Pick230 Rnd7 Caedan Wallace
Caedan Wallace at pick No. 230 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick231 Rnd7 Ryan Flournoy
Ryan Flournoy at Round 7, Pick 11 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.