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    Patriots
Draft Selections
Mykel Williams Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (NE)
Mykel Williams
DE-EDGE Georgia
Matthew Golden Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (NE)
Matthew Golden
WR Texas
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (NE)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
Harold Fannin Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (NE)
Harold Fannin Jr.
TE Bowling Green
Demetrius Knight Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (NE)
Demetrius Knight Jr.
LB South Carolina
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (NE)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Barrett Carter Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (NE)
Barrett Carter
LB Clemson
Jared Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (NE)
Jared Wilson
C Georgia
Danny Stutsman Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (NE)
Danny Stutsman
LB Oklahoma
Hayden Conner Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (NE)
Hayden Conner
OG Texas
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (NE)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Jack Kiser Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (NE)
Jack Kiser
LB Notre Dame
Ty Hamilton Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (NE)
Ty Hamilton
DT Ohio State
Jahvaree Ritzie Head Shot
PICK: 234 RND: 7 (NE)
Jahvaree Ritzie
DL North Carolina
Shilo Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (NE)
Shilo Sanders
S Colorado
Ryan Fitzgerald Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (NE)
Ryan Fitzgerald
PK Florida State
Draft Picks Received
Mykel Williams Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (IND)
Mykel Williams
DE-EDGE Georgia
Matthew Golden Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (SEA)
Matthew Golden
WR Texas
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (IND)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
Harold Fannin Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Harold Fannin Jr.
TE Bowling Green
Demetrius Knight Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (IND)
Demetrius Knight Jr.
LB South Carolina
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (HOU)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Jared Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (SEA)
Jared Wilson
C Georgia
Danny Stutsman Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (DET)
Danny Stutsman
LB Oklahoma
Jack Kiser Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (DET)
Jack Kiser
LB Notre Dame
Ty Hamilton Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (DET)
Ty Hamilton
DT Ohio State
Jahvaree Ritzie Head Shot
PICK: 234 RND: 7 (IND)
Jahvaree Ritzie
DL North Carolina
Ryan Fitzgerald Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (DET)
Ryan Fitzgerald
PK Florida State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (IND)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (SEA)
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PICK: RND: 4 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (HOU)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (DET)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (HOU)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (DET)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (DET)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (IND)
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Draft Picks Traded
Will Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (IND)
Will Johnson
CB Michigan
Shavon Revel Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (IND)
Shavon Revel Jr.
CB East Carolina
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (HOU)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Jalen Royals Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (DAL)
Jalen Royals
WR Utah State
Players Gained
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Josh Downs
WR
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Matt Goncalves
OT
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall A
ValueB+ NeedB TradesA+ FutureA+
The Patriots won the night they stopped Fitzgerald from sliding. Grade: A.

You build a draft on nights like this. Ryan Fitzgerald had no business being available in the 246th pick, and the Patriots did the only sane thing and turned in the card. This is how you run a draft, and the A reflects it.

They are betting Sanders proves the room right and everyone else wrong. They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast.

They punted on quarterback, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. With quarterback unsolved, spending premium capital on linebacker is the choice that costs them.

Trust the process, because this time the process plainly worked.

Pick Analysis
Pick14 Rnd1 Mykel Williams
In pick 14 they get a quarterback's worst nightmare at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick50 Rnd2 Matthew Golden
A reasonable price with a little left over, Matthew Golden in pick No. 50. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick69 Rnd3 Malaki Starks
Malaki Starks at slot 69 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick80 Rnd3 Jihaad Campbell
Circle this one: Jihaad Campbell at the 80th overall pick is a fall that decides a draft. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick89 Rnd3 Harold Fannin Jr.
The board fumbled Harold Fannin Jr. all the way to the 89th pick, and they scooped it up. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick116 Rnd4 Demetrius Knight Jr.
They bypassed pressing needs at quarterback to take Demetrius Knight Jr., a linebacker that was not the priority.
Pick127 Rnd4 Cam Skattebo
They will replay Cam Skattebo at Round 4, Pick 26 for years; that is how good the value is. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick145 Rnd5 Barrett Carter
Barrett Carter in the Round 5 slot is a gift, value that borders on unfair. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Pick173 Rnd5 Jared Wilson
They robbed the room for Jared Wilson here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick198 Rnd6 Danny Stutsman
Danny Stutsman at pick No. 198 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
Pick219 Rnd7 Hayden Conner
Nothing to complain about; Hayden Conner went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick222 Rnd7 Jay Higgins
Steal is underselling it; Jay Higgins at the Round 7 slot is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
Pick227 Rnd7 Jack Kiser
Jack Kiser at pick 227 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
Pick230 Rnd7 Ty Hamilton
They went early on Ty Hamilton in the 230th overall pick, and the value did not follow. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick234 Rnd7 Jahvaree Ritzie
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Jahvaree Ritzie. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick240 Rnd7 Shilo Sanders
A big swing on Shilo Sanders at Round 7, Pick 22, well ahead of any board in the building. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick246 Rnd7 Ryan Fitzgerald
Ryan Fitzgerald in pick 246 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.