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Draft Selections
Will Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (NE)
Will Campbell
OT LSU
Jason Marshall Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (NE)
Jason Marshall Jr.
CB Florida
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (NE)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Patrick Payton Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (NE)
Patrick Payton
DL-EDGE Florida State
Theo Wease Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (NE)
Theo Wease Jr.
WR Missouri
J.Michael Sturdivant Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (NE)
J.Michael Sturdivant
WR UCLA
Jake Briningstool Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (NE)
Jake Briningstool
TE Clemson
Jared Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (NE)
Jared Wilson
C Georgia
Mykel Williams Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (NE)
Mykel Williams
DL-EDGE Georgia
Xavier Truss Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 7 (NE)
Xavier Truss
OT Georgia
Akili Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 7 (NE)
Akili Arnold
S USC
Damien Martinez Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (NE)
Damien Martinez
RB Miami
Draft Picks Received
Will Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (IND)
Will Campbell
OT LSU
Patrick Payton Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (IND)
Patrick Payton
DL-EDGE Florida State
Theo Wease Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (CLE)
Theo Wease Jr.
WR Missouri
J.Michael Sturdivant Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (GB)
J.Michael Sturdivant
WR UCLA
Jake Briningstool Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (SF)
Jake Briningstool
TE Clemson
Mykel Williams Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (SF)
Mykel Williams
DL-EDGE Georgia
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (CLE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (IND)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (CLE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (GB)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (CLE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (GB)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (SF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (GB)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (IND)
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Draft Picks Traded
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (CLE)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Billy Bowman Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (GB)
Billy Bowman Jr.
S Oklahoma
Blake Miller Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (SF)
Blake Miller
OT Clemson
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall C+
ValueB- NeedB TradesF FutureA+
The phones sank the Patriots this weekend: C+.

The Patriots bet big and early on Jared Wilson, 38 picks ahead of the board. Bold does not always mean right. Fine in stretches, shaky in others: a C+.

A whole weekend of picks and interior defensive lineman is somehow still a want. The trade table is where this weekend went wrong. They left with edge rusher solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

Stockpiling next year's capital is patient, if unglamorous, asset work.

It nets out as a middle-of-the-pack haul that neither helps nor hurts much.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Will Campbell
In Round 1, Pick 11 they get a plug-and-play piece up front. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick41 Rnd2 Jason Marshall Jr.
A market-rate cornerback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Jason Marshall Jr.. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick72 Rnd3 Jay Higgins
They took Jay Higgins at par in No. 72, which is nothing to complain about. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick81 Rnd3 Patrick Payton
The board had cheaper options than Patrick Payton at the 81st overall pick, and it noticed. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick110 Rnd4 Theo Wease Jr.
They reached a country mile for Theo Wease Jr. at the Round 4 slot, and the board is aghast. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick114 Rnd4 J.Michael Sturdivant
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for J.Michael Sturdivant. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick116 Rnd4 Jake Briningstool
Jake Briningstool in Round 4, Pick 15 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick144 Rnd5 Jared Wilson
Jared Wilson at slot 144 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. The roster fit checks out.
Pick188 Rnd6 Mykel Williams
Mykel Williams at No. 188 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick216 Rnd7 Xavier Truss
A reasonable price with a little left over, Xavier Truss in the 216th overall pick. It fills a real need, too.
Pick218 Rnd7 Akili Arnold
They went early on Akili Arnold in pick No. 218, and the value did not follow. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick228 Rnd7 Damien Martinez
Damien Martinez at the Round 7 slot nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.