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Draft Selections
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (NE)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Marcus Mbow Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (NE)
Marcus Mbow
OT Purdue
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (NE)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (NE)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (NE)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Denzel Burke Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (NE)
Denzel Burke
CB Ohio State
Harold Fannin Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (NE)
Harold Fannin Jr.
TE Bowling Green
Jared Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (NE)
Jared Wilson
C Georgia
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (NE)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Barrett Carter Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (NE)
Barrett Carter
LB Clemson
Devin Neal Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (NE)
Devin Neal
RB Kansas
Ryan Fitzgerald Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (NE)
Ryan Fitzgerald
PK Florida State
Clay Webb Head Shot
PICK: 234 RND: 7 (NE)
Clay Webb
OG Jacksonville State
Seth McLaughlin Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (NE)
Seth McLaughlin
C Ohio State
James Burnip Head Shot
PICK: 253 RND: 7 (NE)
James Burnip
P Alabama
Draft Picks Received
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Marcus Mbow Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (SEA)
Marcus Mbow
OT Purdue
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (LAC)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (GB)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Jared Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (LAC)
Jared Wilson
C Georgia
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (SEA)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Devin Neal Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (LAC)
Devin Neal
RB Kansas
Clay Webb Head Shot
PICK: 234 RND: 7 (IND)
Clay Webb
OG Jacksonville State
James Burnip Head Shot
PICK: 253 RND: 7 (LAC)
James Burnip
P Alabama
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (IND)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (SEA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (GB)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (LAC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (IND)
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Draft Picks Traded
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (IND)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Dylan Sampson Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (HOU)
Dylan Sampson
RB Tennessee
Players Gained
Head Shot
Dicaprio Bootle
CB
Head Shot
George Fant
OT
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall A-
ValueA- NeedB- TradesA+ FutureA+
Carter should have been long gone. The Patriots pounced, and earned a A-.

This is the pick they will still be bragging about in July: Barrett Carter, the No. 83 name on the board, stolen at No. 219.

The Jackson pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own. It is not that Campbell is a bad player; it is that the Patriots had louder needs to answer first.

The edge rusher hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

In the end it comes back to Emeka Egbuka, and a haul good enough to build on right away.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Emeka Egbuka
In slot 25 they get a matchup problem out wide at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick38 Rnd2 Jalon Walker
They robbed the room for Jalon Walker here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick50 Rnd2 Marcus Mbow
Marcus Mbow in pick 50 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. The roster fit checks out.
Pick55 Rnd2 Donovan Jackson
This one needs a full-page explanation: Donovan Jackson in the 55th overall pick, miles early. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick58 Rnd2 Malaki Starks
Malaki Starks in the 58th pick is a gift, value that borders on unfair. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick69 Rnd3 Jihaad Campbell
The needs board was loud and they turned it down, spending pick No. 69 on Jihaad Campbell with edge rusher, interior defensive lineman and other spots unsolved.
Pick87 Rnd3 Omarion Hampton
Omarion Hampton at the Round 3 slot is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It fills a real need, too.
Pick105 Rnd4 Denzel Burke
Denzel Burke at No. 105 is money in the bank, a cornerback taken below his worth. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick145 Rnd5 Harold Fannin Jr.
Harold Fannin Jr. at pick 145 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick159 Rnd5 Jared Wilson
They barely believed it either: Jared Wilson still on the board at Round 5, Pick 22. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick173 Rnd5 Cam Skattebo
Steal is underselling it; Cam Skattebo at pick No. 173 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick219 Rnd7 Barrett Carter
The board fumbled Barrett Carter all the way to No. 219, and they scooped it up. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
Pick220 Rnd7 Devin Neal
Taking Devin Neal in the 220th pick is close to grand larceny; a running back that good had no business lasting this long. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick222 Rnd7 Ryan Fitzgerald
Somehow Ryan Fitzgerald was still sitting there in slot 222, and they pounced on premier specialist value. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
Pick234 Rnd7 Clay Webb
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Clay Webb. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick240 Rnd7 Seth McLaughlin
Seth McLaughlin in the 240th overall pick is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick253 Rnd7 James Burnip
James Burnip in No. 253 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.