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2/1/25

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Draft Selections
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (NE)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (NE)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Jack Bech Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
Jack Bech
WR TCU
Maxwell Hairston Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (NE)
Maxwell Hairston
CB Kentucky
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (NE)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
Azareye'h Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (NE)
Azareye'h Thomas
CB Florida State
Shemar Turner Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (NE)
Shemar Turner
DL Texas A&M
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (NE)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Lander Barton Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (NE)
Lander Barton
LB Utah
Ollie Gordon II Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (NE)
Ollie Gordon II
RB Oklahoma State
Draft Picks Received
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CLE)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (IND)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (CLE)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (CLE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (IND)
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Draft Picks Traded
Will Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (IND)
Will Johnson
CB Michigan
Players Gained
Head Shot
Blake Freeland
OT
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB TradesD FutureA+
The Patriots let Skattebo fall into their laps, and walked away with a B.

Somebody in Round 7, Pick 1 was going to get robbed, and it turned out to be the rest of the league. The Patriots sat still while Cam Skattebo, the No. 113 name on the board, slid all the way to them, then sprinted to the podium.

Reaching for Bech left real value on the table behind him. For all the activity, edge rusher went untouched, which is hard to explain.

Spending an early pick on linebacker with edge rusher, safety and other spots open is the decision the grade keeps circling back to. The roster is better shaped than it was, with wide receiver chief among the fixes.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick33 Rnd2 Tyler Warren
They let Tyler Warren come to them and pounced at pick No. 33. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick38 Rnd2 Emeka Egbuka
Value with a capital V on Emeka Egbuka in No. 38, a genuine coup. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick45 Rnd2 Jalon Walker
Jalon Walker at the 45th overall pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick69 Rnd3 Jack Bech
Jack Bech at the 69th pick is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick77 Rnd3 Maxwell Hairston
Maxwell Hairston in slot 77 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick94 Rnd3 Jihaad Campbell
They zigged when the board said zag, taking Jihaad Campbell at linebacker with edge rusher, safety and other spots open.
Pick104 Rnd4 Azareye'h Thomas
They bypassed pressing needs at edge rusher, safety and other spots to take Azareye'h Thomas, a cornerback that was not the priority.
Pick143 Rnd5 Shemar Turner
Shemar Turner at Round 5, Pick 6 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick217 Rnd7 Cam Skattebo
The board fumbled Cam Skattebo all the way to pick No. 217, and they scooped it up. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick220 Rnd7 Lander Barton
They robbed the room for Lander Barton here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.
Pick238 Rnd7 Ollie Gordon II
Somehow Ollie Gordon II was still sitting there in pick 238, and they pounced on premier running back value. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.