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  • kastrup DRAFTING FOR THE
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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
Jaylin Noel Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
Jaylin Noel
WR Iowa State
Ozzy Trapilo Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (NE)
Ozzy Trapilo
OT Boston College
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (NE)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Kyle Williams Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (NE)
Kyle Williams
WR Washington State
Cam Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (NE)
Cam Jackson
DT Florida
Hayden Conner Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (NE)
Hayden Conner
OG Texas
Cam Horsley Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (NE)
Cam Horsley
DT Boston College
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B- for the Patriots.

Call it belief, call it a gut call, but Hayden Conner at Round 7, Pick 4 is 47 spots clear of consensus, and that is the headline.

That edge rusher hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. On value alone, Walker makes the weekend a net positive.

On the needs board they went 4 of 8, with wide receiver the one that mattered most.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Will Campbell
In No. 4 they get a blindside protector at fair value. A real need, handled.
Pick38 Rnd2 Jalon Walker
They let Jalon Walker come to them and pounced at the 38th pick. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick69 Rnd3 Jaylin Noel
Jaylin Noel at slot 69 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the wide receiver. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick77 Rnd3 Ozzy Trapilo
Ozzy Trapilo at the Round 3 slot is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick106 Rnd4 Cam Skattebo
They paid sticker price for Cam Skattebo in pick No. 106, and that is fine. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick144 Rnd5 Kyle Williams
This one needs a full-page explanation: Kyle Williams in the 144th overall pick, miles early. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick217 Rnd7 Cam Jackson
Cam Jackson at the 217th overall pick is a conviction pick that outran the value. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick220 Rnd7 Hayden Conner
A real head-scratcher, Hayden Conner in Round 7, Pick 4 is miles ahead of his ranking. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick238 Rnd7 Cam Horsley
A straight-up fair deal on Cam Horsley at the Round 7 slot, value and slot in agreement. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.