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Draft Selections
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (NE)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Aireontae Ersery Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Aireontae Ersery
OT Minnesota
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Jaylin Noel Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (NE)
Jaylin Noel
WR Iowa State
David Walker Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (NE)
David Walker
LB-EDGE Central Arkansas
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (NE)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (NE)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (NE)
Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson...
OT Florida
Robert Longerbeam Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (NE)
Robert Longerbeam
CB Rutgers
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueB NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
Best value of the weekend goes to the Patriots for Skattebo: B.

Thirty-one other rooms let Cam Skattebo slide, and the Patriots were the ones holding the card at pick No. 144. Highway robbery.

They punted on interior defensive lineman, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. The Ersery reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Abdul Carter
In No. 4 they get a premier pass rusher at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick38 Rnd2 Aireontae Ersery
They liked Aireontae Ersery enough to skip the value, taking him in pick 38. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick69 Rnd3 Xavier Watts
Somehow Xavier Watts was still sitting there in Round 3, Pick 5, and they pounced on premier safety value. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick77 Rnd3 Jaylin Noel
Jaylin Noel slid further than he should have, and the 77th pick is lovely value for the wide receiver. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick106 Rnd4 David Walker
A market-rate edge rusher, with the board and the slot shaking hands on David Walker. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick144 Rnd5 Cam Skattebo
They robbed the room for Cam Skattebo here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick217 Rnd7 Oronde Gadsden II
The board fumbled Oronde Gadsden II all the way to pick No. 217, and they scooped it up. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick220 Rnd7 Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson
A top-tier offensive lineman at a bargain, Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson in the Round 7 slot, plain and simple. The roster fit checks out.
Pick238 Rnd7 Robert Longerbeam
A slide stopped in the 238th pick, with Robert Longerbeam worth more than the price. It adds depth where they could use a little.