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Draft Selections
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (NE)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Marcus Mbow Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Marcus Mbow
OT Purdue
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
Harold Fannin Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (NE)
Harold Fannin Jr.
TE Bowling Green
Sebastian Castro Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (NE)
Sebastian Castro
S Iowa
Willie Lampkin Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (NE)
Willie Lampkin
OG North Carolina
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (NE)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Ryan Fitzgerald Head Shot
PICK: 255 RND: 7 (NE)
Ryan Fitzgerald
PK Florida State
Draft Picks Received
Ryan Fitzgerald Head Shot
PICK: 255 RND: 7 (SF)
Ryan Fitzgerald
PK Florida State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (TB)
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Draft Picks Traded
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (SF)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Bryson Nesbit Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (TB)
Bryson Nesbit
TE North Carolina
Players Gained
Head Shot
Deebo Samuel
WR
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B+
ValueB+ NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureB-
Grand theft in No. 255: the Patriots steal Fitzgerald and grade out a B+.

The Patriots spent the weekend waiting on one name, and it fell: Ryan Fitzgerald, the No. 118 name on the board, in slot 255. It does the job without flash, and the B+ reflects it.

They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own. The wide receiver hole is the one line item this class does not answer. Adding Deebo Samuel by trade rounds out the weekend beyond the rookies.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but wide receiver.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Abdul Carter
Abdul Carter in slot 4 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick38 Rnd2 Marcus Mbow
A reach on Marcus Mbow in No. 38; the board had better options right there. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick69 Rnd3 Jihaad Campbell
The board fumbled Jihaad Campbell all the way to the 69th pick, and they scooped it up. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick105 Rnd4 Harold Fannin Jr.
They will replay Harold Fannin Jr. at the 105th overall pick for years; that is how good the value is. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick145 Rnd5 Sebastian Castro
Sebastian Castro at pick No. 145 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick219 Rnd7 Willie Lampkin
Willie Lampkin in the Round 7 slot is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. The roster fit checks out.
Pick222 Rnd7 Cam Skattebo
Cam Skattebo at pick 222 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick255 Rnd7 Ryan Fitzgerald
Taking Ryan Fitzgerald in Round 7, Pick 37 is close to grand larceny; a specialist that good had no business lasting this long. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.