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Draft Selections
Will Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (NE)
Will Campbell
OT LSU
Landon Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Landon Jackson
DE-EDGE Arkansas
Rod Moore Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (NE)
Rod Moore
S Michigan
Nicholas Singleton Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 4 (NE)
Nicholas Singleton
RB Penn State
Collin Oliver Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 5 (NE)
Collin Oliver
LB Oklahoma State
Thor Griffith Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 7 (NE)
Thor Griffith
DT Louisville
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Patriots checked most of the boxes and earned a B-.

For all the names on the card, the loudest question went unanswered. The Patriots walked out of the weekend still thin at wide receiver, a hole that has a way of deciding seasons.

That is a running back worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly. Job largely done: edge rusher settled and 5 of 8 of the wish list covered.

The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Will Campbell
In pick 2 they get protection for the quarterback. A real need, handled.
Pick34 Rnd2 Landon Jackson
A market-rate edge rusher, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Landon Jackson. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick66 Rnd3 Rod Moore
Rod Moore in slot 66 is fair value, right on his grade. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick98 Rnd4 Nicholas Singleton
A tidy bit of business in No. 98, where Nicholas Singleton graded well above the range. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick130 Rnd5 Collin Oliver
Fair-plus on Collin Oliver, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick194 Rnd7 Thor Griffith
Thor Griffith at the 194th overall pick is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.