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Draft Selections
Will Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (NE)
Will Campbell
OT LSU
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Jaylin Noel Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
Jaylin Noel
WR Iowa State
Dylan Sampson Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (NE)
Dylan Sampson
RB Tennessee
Maxwell Hairston Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (NE)
Maxwell Hairston
CB Kentucky
Draft Picks Received
Will Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (NO)
Will Campbell
OT LSU
Dylan Sampson Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (NO)
Dylan Sampson
RB Tennessee
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (NO)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Shedeur Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (NO)
Shedeur Sanders
QB Colorado
Players Gained
Head Shot
Chris Olave
WR
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall A-
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureA
The Patriots turned the phones into found money: A-.

The Patriots ran the phones like sharks, prying loose value on deal after deal until the ledger was lopsided.

That edge rusher hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. Starks falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch.

Add it up and few war rooms did better this weekend, Will Campbell and all.

Pick Analysis
Pick9 Rnd1 Will Campbell
In the Round 1 slot they get a cornerstone up front at fair value. A real need, handled.
Pick38 Rnd2 Malaki Starks
Malaki Starks at slot 38 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick69 Rnd3 Jaylin Noel
A reasonable price with a little left over, Jaylin Noel in the 69th pick. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick71 Rnd3 Dylan Sampson
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Dylan Sampson at No. 71. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick77 Rnd3 Maxwell Hairston
Maxwell Hairston in pick 77 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.