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Draft Selections
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (NE)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (NE)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
Emery Jones Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (NE)
Emery Jones Jr.
OT LSU
Blake Miller Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (NE)
Blake Miller
OT Clemson
Davison Igbinosun Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (NE)
Davison Igbinosun
CB Ohio State
Nick Nash Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (NE)
Nick Nash
WR San Jose State
Nohl Williams Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (NE)
Nohl Williams
CB California
Jalen Rivers Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (NE)
Jalen Rivers
OT Miami
RJ Harvey Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (NE)
RJ Harvey
RB UCF
Draft Picks Received
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (CIN)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
Blake Miller Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (DEN)
Blake Miller
OT Clemson
Nick Nash Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (DEN)
Nick Nash
WR San Jose State
Draft Picks Traded
Alfred Collins Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (CIN)
Alfred Collins
DT Texas
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B- for the Patriots.

The Patriots clearly saw something nobody else did in Jalen Rivers, taking him 101 picks ahead of his grade. The board is not convinced. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B-.

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

Job largely done: edge rusher settled and 6 of 8 of the wish list covered.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Abdul Carter
In No. 4 they get a disruptor off the edge. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick38 Rnd2 Malaki Starks
Malaki Starks in the 38th pick is a gift, value that borders on unfair. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick69 Rnd3 Tyler Warren
They barely believed it either: Tyler Warren still on the board at slot 69. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick81 Rnd3 Jihaad Campbell
Jihaad Campbell in pick 81 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick105 Rnd4 Emery Jones Jr.
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Emery Jones Jr. well ahead of where he belonged. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick123 Rnd4 Blake Miller
A real head-scratcher, Blake Miller in the 123rd overall pick is miles ahead of his ranking. The roster fit checks out.
Pick143 Rnd5 Davison Igbinosun
Davison Igbinosun at Round 5, Pick 6 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick190 Rnd6 Nick Nash
Nick Nash in pick No. 190 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick217 Rnd7 Nohl Williams
Nohl Williams at pick 217 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
Pick220 Rnd7 Jalen Rivers
They left a pile of value on the table to take Jalen Rivers this early at the Round 7 slot. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick241 Rnd7 RJ Harvey
RJ Harvey in slot 241 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. It patches a soft spot without any drama.