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Draft Selections
Will Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (NE)
Will Campbell
OT LSU
Colston Loveland Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Colston Loveland
TE Michigan
Elic Ayomanor Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
Elic Ayomanor
WR Stanford
Devin Neal Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (NE)
Devin Neal
RB Kansas
Denzel Burke Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (NE)
Denzel Burke
CB Ohio State
Danny Stutsman Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (NE)
Danny Stutsman
LB Oklahoma
Joshua Farmer Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (NE)
Joshua Farmer
DT Florida State
Upton Stout Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (NE)
Upton Stout
S Western Kentucky
Hayden Conner Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (NE)
Hayden Conner
OG Texas
Cooper Mays Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (NE)
Cooper Mays
C Tennessee
Draft Picks Received
Devin Neal Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (LAR)
Devin Neal
RB Kansas
Denzel Burke Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (LAR)
Denzel Burke
CB Ohio State
Draft Picks Traded
Charles Grant Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (LAR)
Charles Grant
OT William & Mary
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Good, not great, for the Patriots: B-.

The war room fell hard for Cooper Mays, and it showed at pick 240: 67 picks ahead of a board that had other ideas. They moved the roster forward and banked a B- for it.

The Stout value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere. The edge rusher hole is the one line item this class does not answer. The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Will Campbell
In slot 4 they get protection for the quarterback at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick38 Rnd2 Colston Loveland
Colston Loveland at the 38th pick is money in the bank, a tight end taken below his worth. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick69 Rnd3 Elic Ayomanor
Elic Ayomanor slid further than he should have, and pick 69 is lovely value for the wide receiver. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick90 Rnd3 Devin Neal
Devin Neal in Round 3, Pick 26 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick100 Rnd3 Denzel Burke
A quiet steal in pick No. 100: Denzel Burke for less than the market said. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick105 Rnd4 Danny Stutsman
Danny Stutsman at No. 105 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick145 Rnd5 Joshua Farmer
A interior defensive lineman of that caliber at the Round 5 slot is the definition of value, full stop. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick219 Rnd7 Upton Stout
Steal is underselling it; Upton Stout at the 219th overall pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick222 Rnd7 Hayden Conner
The board had Hayden Conner higher than slot 222, and the offensive lineman fell to them anyway. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick240 Rnd7 Cooper Mays
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Cooper Mays well ahead of where he belonged. The roster fit checks out.