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Draft Selections
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (NE)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Grey Zabel Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Grey Zabel
OT North Dakota State
Tez Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
Tez Johnson
WR Oregon
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (NE)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
Luke Kandra Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (NE)
Luke Kandra
OG Cincinnati
Sebastian Castro Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (NE)
Sebastian Castro
S Iowa
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (NE)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Seth McLaughlin Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (NE)
Seth McLaughlin
C Ohio State
Trey Wedig Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (NE)
Trey Wedig
OT Indiana
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Skattebo should have been long gone. The Patriots pounced, and earned a B-.

You build a draft on nights like this. Cam Skattebo had no business being available in Round 7, Pick 1, and the Patriots did the only sane thing and turned in the card. It does the job without flash, and the B- reflects it.

The cost of the Wedig reach is exactly the players who went right after him. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped interior defensive lineman, which is a strange place to end up.

The roster is better shaped than it was, with edge rusher chief among the fixes.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but interior defensive lineman.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Abdul Carter
In the Round 1 slot they get a quarterback's worst nightmare at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick38 Rnd2 Grey Zabel
Grey Zabel at the 38th overall pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick69 Rnd3 Tez Johnson
A wild overpay on Tez Johnson in pick 69, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick77 Rnd3 Jihaad Campbell
Taking Jihaad Campbell in pick No. 77 is close to grand larceny; a linebacker that good had no business lasting this long. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick105 Rnd4 Luke Kandra
By-the-book stuff, Luke Kandra at No. 105 squarely in line with his ranking. It fills a real need, too.
Pick143 Rnd5 Sebastian Castro
The board fumbled Sebastian Castro all the way to the 143rd pick, and they scooped it up. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick217 Rnd7 Cam Skattebo
Cam Skattebo at Round 7, Pick 1 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick220 Rnd7 Seth McLaughlin
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Seth McLaughlin at slot 220 is the proof. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick241 Rnd7 Trey Wedig
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Trey Wedig. A need, and now a little less of one.