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Draft Selections
Will Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (NE)
Will Campbell
OT LSU
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Nic Anderson Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (NE)
Nic Anderson
WR Oklahoma
Clay Webb Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (NE)
Clay Webb
OG Jacksonville State
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 4 (NE)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Davison Igbinosun Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 5 (NE)
Davison Igbinosun
CB Ohio State
Jonathan Mendoza Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 7 (NE)
Jonathan Mendoza
OT Louisville
Draft Picks Received
Nic Anderson Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (ARI)
Nic Anderson
WR Oklahoma
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 4 (CAR)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Draft Picks Traded
Aireontae Ersery Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 4 (ARI)
Aireontae Ersery
OT Minnesota
Players traded away
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Cole Strange
OG
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JuJu Smith-Schuster
WR
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall D-
ValueB- NeedB TradesF FutureB-
The Patriots lost the trade table, and the D- tells the story.

You can lose a draft before you make a pick. The Patriots did it at the trade table, overpaying to chase players the board did not price nearly as high. Too much went sideways, and the D- is the honest tally.

The edge rusher spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. If Webb pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about.

In short, the board sent warnings, and they will be hoping it was wrong.

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Will Campbell
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Will Campbell. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick34 Rnd2 Omarion Hampton
They paid sticker price for Omarion Hampton in slot 34, and that is fine. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick40 Rnd2 Nic Anderson
Nic Anderson in the 40th pick is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick66 Rnd3 Clay Webb
They reached into another round for Clay Webb, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick97 Rnd4 Smael Mondon Jr.
A straight-up fair deal on Smael Mondon Jr. at pick 97, value and slot in agreement. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick130 Rnd5 Davison Igbinosun
Davison Igbinosun in the Round 5 slot is fair value, right on his grade. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick194 Rnd7 Jonathan Mendoza
Good price on Jonathan Mendoza in the 194th overall pick, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. A need, and now a little less of one.