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Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (NE)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Trey Amos Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
Trey Amos
CB Ole Miss
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (NE)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Hollin Pierce Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (NE)
Hollin Pierce
OT Rutgers
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (NE)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (NE)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Jaishawn Barham Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (NE)
Jaishawn Barham
LB Michigan
KeAndre Lambert-Smith Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (NE)
KeAndre Lambert-Smith
WR Auburn
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Best value of the weekend goes to the Patriots for Lambert-Smith: B.

Somewhere a general manager is explaining how KeAndre Lambert-Smith got past him. The Patriots do not have to explain a thing at slot 240.

If Skattebo pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped interior defensive lineman, which is a strange place to end up. Edge rusher is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the interior defensive lineman spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Abdul Carter
In slot 4 they get a quarterback's worst nightmare at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick38 Rnd2 Tyler Warren
Tyler Warren at Round 2, Pick 6 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick69 Rnd3 Trey Amos
Trey Amos in No. 69 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick77 Rnd3 Cam Skattebo
Cam Skattebo at pick 77 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick105 Rnd4 Hollin Pierce
They paid up for Hollin Pierce at the 105th pick when waiting would have done the job. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick145 Rnd5 Smael Mondon Jr.
They barely believed it either: Smael Mondon Jr. still on the board at the 145th overall pick. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick219 Rnd7 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
Dont'e Thornton Jr. at pick No. 219 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick222 Rnd7 Jaishawn Barham
A reach on Jaishawn Barham in the Round 7 slot; the board had better options right there. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
Pick240 Rnd7 KeAndre Lambert-Smith
A top-tier wide receiver at a bargain, KeAndre Lambert-Smith in Round 7, Pick 22, plain and simple. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.