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Draft Selections
Will Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (NE)
Will Campbell
OT LSU
Elic Ayomanor Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
Elic Ayomanor
WR Stanford
Devin Neal Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (NE)
Devin Neal
RB Kansas
Danny Stutsman Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (NE)
Danny Stutsman
LB Oklahoma
Fadil Diggs Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (NE)
Fadil Diggs
DL-EDGE Syracuse
Cam Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (NE)
Cam Jackson
DT Florida
Logan Parr Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (NE)
Logan Parr
OG SMU
Jaylen Reed Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (NE)
Jaylen Reed
S Penn State
Draft Picks Traded
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (CHI)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
Players Gained
Head Shot
Jaylon Johnson
CB
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueC+ NeedB TradesA+ FutureB-
The Patriots turned the phones into found money: B.

Somewhere a scout is still blinking. The Patriots spent Round 5, Pick 6 on Fadil Diggs, a name the board had a full 88 spots lower.

On value alone, Reed makes the weekend a net positive. The trade ledger is the best part of the whole weekend.

For all the activity, quarterback went untouched, which is hard to explain. Adding Jaylon Johnson by trade rounds out the weekend beyond the rookies.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Will Campbell
In No. 4 they get a cornerstone up front at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick69 Rnd3 Elic Ayomanor
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Elic Ayomanor at Round 3, Pick 5 is the proof. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick77 Rnd3 Devin Neal
By-the-book stuff, Devin Neal at pick No. 77 squarely in line with his ranking. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick105 Rnd4 Danny Stutsman
You do not let a linebacker like Danny Stutsman reach the Round 4 slot and blink. They did not. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick145 Rnd5 Fadil Diggs
This one needs a full-page explanation: Fadil Diggs in slot 145, miles early. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick219 Rnd7 Cam Jackson
No edge and no loss on Cam Jackson in the 219th pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick222 Rnd7 Logan Parr
They talked themselves into Logan Parr at the 222nd overall pick, and the board did not agree. The roster fit checks out.
Pick240 Rnd7 Jaylen Reed
Steal is underselling it; Jaylen Reed at slot 240 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.