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Draft Selections
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (NE)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Cameron Williams Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Cameron Williams
OT Texas
Ozzy Trapilo Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
Ozzy Trapilo
OT Boston College
Jack Bech Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (NE)
Jack Bech
WR TCU
Lathan Ransom Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (NE)
Lathan Ransom
S Ohio State
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (NE)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Alijah Huzzie Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (NE)
Alijah Huzzie
CB North Carolina
Cam Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (NE)
Cam Jackson
DT Florida
Isaac TeSlaa Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (NE)
Isaac TeSlaa
WR Arkansas
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
The Patriots cashed the board's mistake on Skattebo: B-.

Somewhere a general manager is explaining how Cam Skattebo got past him. The Patriots do not have to explain a thing at pick 144. Call it a sensible B-, earned the boring way.

They are betting Williams proves the room right and everyone else wrong. They punted on quarterback, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

Job largely done: edge rusher settled and 6 of 8 of the wish list covered.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Abdul Carter
Abdul Carter in No. 4 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick38 Rnd2 Cameron Williams
Value said wait; Cameron Williams in the 38th pick says they were not listening. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick69 Rnd3 Ozzy Trapilo
A conviction pick on Ozzy Trapilo at pick 69 that the board grades a round light. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick77 Rnd3 Jack Bech
Value with a capital V on Jack Bech in Round 3, Pick 13, a genuine coup. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick106 Rnd4 Lathan Ransom
Fair-plus on Lathan Ransom, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick144 Rnd5 Cam Skattebo
Steal is underselling it; Cam Skattebo at pick No. 144 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It fills a real need, too.
Pick217 Rnd7 Alijah Huzzie
They paid sticker price for Alijah Huzzie in slot 217, and that is fine. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick220 Rnd7 Cam Jackson
Cam Jackson at the Round 7 slot is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick238 Rnd7 Isaac TeSlaa
They did well to land Isaac TeSlaa in slot 238, just ahead of his grade. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.