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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-
A respectable, level-headed haul for the Patriots: B-.

The Patriots treated their own grade as gospel and everyone else's as noise, spending Round 7, Pick 4 on Hayden Conner a full 47 spots early.

A whole weekend of picks and edge rusher is somehow still a want. However the rest shakes out, Walker at that price is a win they earned. Job largely done: wide receiver settled and 4 of 8 of the wish list covered.

Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Will Campbell
In the Round 1 slot they get a cornerstone up front. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick38 Rnd2 Jalon Walker
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Jalon Walker at No. 38. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick69 Rnd3 Jaylin Noel
Jaylin Noel in pick 69 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick77 Rnd3 Ozzy Trapilo
Ozzy Trapilo in the 77th pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick106 Rnd4 Cam Skattebo
They paid sticker price for Cam Skattebo in slot 106, and that is fine. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick144 Rnd5 Kyle Williams
Kyle Williams at pick No. 144 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick217 Rnd7 Cam Jackson
They paid a round early for Cam Jackson in pick No. 217, more than the board wanted. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick220 Rnd7 Hayden Conner
A wild overpay on Hayden Conner in the Round 7 slot, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick238 Rnd7 Cam Horsley
Cam Horsley in slot 238 is fair value, right on his grade. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.