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  • pj_doucette DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Jahdae Barron Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (NE)
Jahdae Barron
CB Texas
Marcus Mbow Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Marcus Mbow
OT Purdue
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (NE)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (NE)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Kaleb Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (NE)
Kaleb Johnson
RB Iowa
Demetrius Knight Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (NE)
Demetrius Knight Jr.
LB South Carolina
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (NE)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (NE)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (NE)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (NE)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (NE)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Thor Griffith Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (NE)
Thor Griffith
DL Louisville
DJ Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (NE)
DJ Campbell
OG Texas
Andres Borregales Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (NE)
Andres Borregales
PK Miami
Draft Picks Received
Jahdae Barron Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (MIN)
Jahdae Barron
CB Texas
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (TB)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Kaleb Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (CIN)
Kaleb Johnson
RB Iowa
Demetrius Knight Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (TB)
Demetrius Knight Jr.
LB South Carolina
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
Thor Griffith Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (IND)
Thor Griffith
DL Louisville
Andres Borregales Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (DAL)
Andres Borregales
PK Miami
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (IND)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (MIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (MIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (IND)
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Draft Picks Traded
Will Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (IND)
Will Johnson
CB Michigan
Players Gained
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Andrei Iosivas
WR
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Adonai Mitchell
WR
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Josh Reynolds
WR
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall A
ValueA- NeedB- TradesA+ FutureA+
The Patriots robbed the room for Skattebo. Final grade: A.

You build a draft on nights like this. Cam Skattebo had no business being available in No. 220, and the Patriots did the only sane thing and turned in the card. Add it all up and it grades out a clean A.

The Griffith reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. The phones were where this weekend was really won.

A whole weekend of picks and edge rusher is somehow still a want. The Knight Jr. pick is fine in a vacuum, less so with edge rusher, wide receiver and other spots still on the board.

The kind of weekend a front office frames and hangs on the wall.

Pick Analysis
Pick24 Rnd1 Jahdae Barron
In the 24th pick they get a ballhawk on the outside at a price that makes it sweeter. More want than need.
Pick38 Rnd2 Marcus Mbow
They jumped the gun on Marcus Mbow, taking him earlier than his grade liked. The roster fit checks out.
Pick53 Rnd2 Tyler Warren
Tyler Warren in No. 53 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It fills a real need, too.
Pick69 Rnd3 Jihaad Campbell
The board fumbled Jihaad Campbell all the way to the 69th overall pick, and they scooped it up. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick77 Rnd3 Xavier Watts
They barely believed it either: Xavier Watts still on the board at pick No. 77. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick81 Rnd3 Kaleb Johnson
Kaleb Johnson at slot 81 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.
Pick84 Rnd3 Demetrius Knight Jr.
They bypassed pressing needs at edge rusher, wide receiver and other spots to take Demetrius Knight Jr., a linebacker that was not the priority.
Pick97 Rnd3 Dylan Fairchild
A slide stopped in the Round 3 slot, with Dylan Fairchild worth more than the price. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick104 Rnd4 TreVeyon Henderson
Taking TreVeyon Henderson in slot 104 is close to grand larceny; a running back that good had no business lasting this long. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick143 Rnd5 Jake Majors
A top-tier offensive lineman at a bargain, Jake Majors in the 143rd overall pick, plain and simple. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick217 Rnd7 Smael Mondon Jr.
A linebacker of that caliber at Round 7, Pick 1 is the definition of value, full stop. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
Pick220 Rnd7 Cam Skattebo
They will replay Cam Skattebo at pick 220 for years; that is how good the value is. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick232 Rnd7 Thor Griffith
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Thor Griffith well ahead of where he belonged. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick238 Rnd7 DJ Campbell
Quietly one of the better values of the day, DJ Campbell at the Round 7 slot. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick248 Rnd7 Andres Borregales
Circle this one: Andres Borregales at the 248th pick is a fall that decides a draft. Stacking talent where they were already deep.