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March 23.3

  • bjewel DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Will Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (NE)
Will Campbell
OT LSU
Tre Harris Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Tre Harris
WR Ole Miss
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Ozzy Trapilo Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (NE)
Ozzy Trapilo
OT Boston College
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (NE)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
Denzel Burke Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (NE)
Denzel Burke
CB Ohio State
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (NE)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
Kyle Monangai Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (NE)
Kyle Monangai
RB Rutgers
Jaylen Reed Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (NE)
Jaylen Reed
S Penn State
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Reed should have been long gone. The Patriots pounced, and earned a B-.

Thirty-one other rooms let Jaylen Reed slide, and the Patriots were the ones holding the card at slot 238. Highway robbery. The bottom line is a respectable B-.

For all the activity, edge rusher went untouched, which is hard to explain. They will need Harris to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it. Wide receiver was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

Good work on the whole, with edge rusher the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Will Campbell
By-the-book stuff, Will Campbell at slot 4 squarely in line with his ranking. It fills a real need, too.
Pick38 Rnd2 Tre Harris
Tre Harris in Round 2, Pick 6 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick69 Rnd3 Jayden Higgins
No drama and no debate, Jayden Higgins went about where he belonged in the Round 3 slot. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick77 Rnd3 Ozzy Trapilo
No edge and no loss on Ozzy Trapilo in the 77th pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick106 Rnd4 Deone Walker
Deone Walker at No. 106 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick144 Rnd5 Denzel Burke
Denzel Burke in pick 144 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick217 Rnd7 Oronde Gadsden II
A tight end of that caliber at pick No. 217 is the definition of value, full stop. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick220 Rnd7 Kyle Monangai
A tidy bit of business in the 220th overall pick, where Kyle Monangai graded well above the range. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick238 Rnd7 Jaylen Reed
Jaylen Reed in the 238th pick is a gift, value that borders on unfair. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.