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  • Phaktz DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (NE)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (NE)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (NE)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Kaleb Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (NE)
Kaleb Johnson
RB Iowa
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (NE)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (NE)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (NE)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Will Lee III Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (NE)
Will Lee III
CB Texas A&M
Xavier Truss Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (NE)
Xavier Truss
OT Georgia
Jimmy Horn Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (NE)
Jimmy Horn Jr.
WR Colorado
Draft Picks Received
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (CLE)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (CLE)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (LAC)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (SEA)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (CHI)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Will Lee III Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (CAR)
Will Lee III
CB Texas A&M
Jimmy Horn Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (CHI)
Jimmy Horn Jr.
WR Colorado
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (CLE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (LAC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (SEA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (SEA)
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Draft Picks Traded
Shedeur Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (CLE)
Shedeur Sanders
QB Colorado
Dani Dennis-Sutton Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (ATL)
Dani Dennis-Sutton
DE-EDGE Penn State
Dayon Hayes Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (CAR)
Dayon Hayes
DE-EDGE Colorado
Kaden Prather Head Shot
PICK: 221 RND: 7 (ATL)
Kaden Prather
WR Maryland
Jared Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (CHI)
Jared Wilson
C Georgia
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (ATL)
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Players Gained
Head Shot
Joel Bitonio
OG
Players traded away
Head Shot
Kyle Dugger
S
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall A-
ValueB+ NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureA
Best value of the weekend goes to the Patriots for Campbell: A-.

When a board-topper like Jihaad Campbell slides to the 106th pick, you do not overthink it, and the Patriots did not. Just about everything broke right, and the A- follows.

The Horn Jr. reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast.

With interior defensive lineman and quarterback unsolved, spending premium capital on linebacker is the choice that costs them. The interior defensive lineman spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

In the end it comes back to Abdul Carter, and a haul good enough to build on right away.

Pick Analysis
Pick7 Rnd1 Abdul Carter
In Round 1, Pick 7 they get a quarterback's worst nightmare. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick38 Rnd2 Nick Emmanwori
Circle this one: Nick Emmanwori at slot 38 is a fall that decides a draft. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick39 Rnd2 Emeka Egbuka
Emeka Egbuka slipping to pick 39 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick53 Rnd2 Jalon Walker
Jalon Walker at the 53rd overall pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick70 Rnd3 Kaleb Johnson
The board fumbled Kaleb Johnson all the way to the Round 3 slot, and they scooped it up. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick106 Rnd4 Jihaad Campbell
They bypassed pressing needs at interior defensive lineman and quarterback to take Jihaad Campbell, a linebacker that was not the priority.
Pick136 Rnd4 Oronde Gadsden II
Oronde Gadsden II at the 136th pick nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick146 Rnd5 Jake Majors
They robbed the room for Jake Majors here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick220 Rnd7 Will Lee III
This one needs a full-page explanation: Will Lee III in the 220th overall pick, miles early. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick223 Rnd7 Xavier Truss
Xavier Truss in the Round 7 slot is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick244 Rnd7 Jimmy Horn Jr.
They left a pile of value on the table to take Jimmy Horn Jr. this early at slot 244. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.