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Draft Selections
Will Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (NE)
Will Campbell
OT LSU
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Jack Bech Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
Jack Bech
WR TCU
Charles Grant Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (NE)
Charles Grant
OT William & Mary
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (NE)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Cody Simon Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (NE)
Cody Simon
LB Ohio State
Jordan Hancock Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (NE)
Jordan Hancock
S Ohio State
Davin Vann Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (NE)
Davin Vann
DE-EDGE NC State
Drew Kendall Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (NE)
Drew Kendall
C Boston College
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Patriots did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B-.

The Patriots clearly saw something nobody else did in Drew Kendall, taking him 55 picks ahead of his grade. The board is not convinced. It nets out to a B-, which feels about right.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through interior defensive lineman. Simon at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster.

They went 5 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

Good work on the whole, with interior defensive lineman the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Will Campbell
In pick 4 they get a blindside protector at fair value.
Pick38 Rnd2 Emeka Egbuka
Emeka Egbuka is a better player than the 38th overall pick suggests; smart patience, rewarded. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick69 Rnd3 Jack Bech
No drama and no debate, Jack Bech went about where he belonged in No. 69. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick77 Rnd3 Charles Grant
They paid up for Charles Grant at the Round 3 slot when waiting would have done the job. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick106 Rnd4 Cam Skattebo
Cam Skattebo at Round 4, Pick 4 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick144 Rnd5 Cody Simon
They let Cody Simon come to them and pounced at pick No. 144. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick217 Rnd7 Jordan Hancock
A market-rate safety, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Jordan Hancock. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick220 Rnd7 Davin Vann
A wild overpay on Davin Vann in pick 220, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick238 Rnd7 Drew Kendall
They reached a country mile for Drew Kendall at slot 238, and the board is aghast. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.