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  • Jz DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Will Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (NE)
Will Campbell
OT LSU
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Quinshon Judkins Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (NE)
Quinshon Judkins
RB Ohio State
Anthony Belton Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (NE)
Anthony Belton
OT NC State
Barryn Sorrell Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (NE)
Barryn Sorrell
LB-EDGE Texas
JJ Pegues Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (NE)
JJ Pegues
DT Ole Miss
Caleb Ransaw Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (NE)
Caleb Ransaw
S Tulane
Teddye Buchanan Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (NE)
Teddye Buchanan
LB California
Draft Picks Received
JJ Pegues Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (DAL)
JJ Pegues
DT Ole Miss
Draft Picks Traded
Carson Vinson Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (DAL)
Carson Vinson
OT Alabama A&M
Players traded away
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Joe Milton III
QB
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesC FutureB-
A solid, sensible weekend for the Patriots: B-.

If confidence were a draft strategy, the Patriots would have aced it. Barryn Sorrell at Round 5, Pick 6 is 23 spots clear of where he belonged. The bottom line is a respectable B-.

The Walker pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through quarterback.

Good work on the whole, with quarterback the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Will Campbell
In pick No. 4 they get a building block for the line at fair value.
Pick38 Rnd2 Jalon Walker
Jalon Walker slid further than he should have, and pick 38 is lovely value for the linebacker. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick69 Rnd3 Jayden Higgins
Jayden Higgins slipping to No. 69 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick77 Rnd3 Quinshon Judkins
They let Quinshon Judkins come to them and pounced at slot 77. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick106 Rnd4 Anthony Belton
By-the-book stuff, Anthony Belton at Round 4, Pick 4 squarely in line with his ranking. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick144 Rnd5 Barryn Sorrell
They reached a country mile for Barryn Sorrell at the 144th pick, and the board is aghast. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick171 Rnd5 JJ Pegues
A premium they did not need to pay, JJ Pegues a notch or two before his time. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick220 Rnd7 Caleb Ransaw
Caleb Ransaw is a better player than Round 7, Pick 4 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick238 Rnd7 Teddye Buchanan
Teddye Buchanan in No. 238 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.