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Will Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (NE)
Will Campbell
OT LSU
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Abdul Carter
LB Penn State
Clay Webb Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (NE)
Clay Webb
OG Jacksonville State
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 4 (NE)
Sonny Styles
S Ohio State
Rylie Mills Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (NE)
Rylie Mills
DT Notre Dame
Aydan White Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 5 (NE)
Aydan White
CB NC State
Riley Mahlman Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (NE)
Riley Mahlman
OT Wisconsin
Julian Fleming Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (NE)
Julian Fleming
WR Penn State
Jo'Quavious Marks Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 7 (NE)
Jo'Quavious Marks
RB USC
Draft Picks Received
Rylie Mills Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (PHI)
Rylie Mills
DT Notre Dame
Riley Mahlman Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (PHI)
Riley Mahlman
OT Wisconsin
Julian Fleming Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (PHI)
Julian Fleming
WR Penn State
Players traded away
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Matthew Judon
LB
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall C
ValueB- NeedB TradesF FutureB-
Grand theft in the Round 5 slot: the Patriots steal Mahlman and grade out a C.

Thirty-one other rooms let Riley Mahlman slide, and the Patriots were the ones holding the card at the Round 5 slot. Highway robbery.

They lost the exchange badly enough to drag the whole class down. If Webb pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped edge rusher, which is a strange place to end up.

In the end, a coin-flip class: fine today, with a wide range of outcomes ahead.

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Will Campbell
In slot 2 they get protection for the quarterback. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick34 Rnd2 Abdul Carter
Abdul Carter slipping to pick No. 34 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick66 Rnd3 Clay Webb
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Clay Webb well ahead of where he belonged. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick98 Rnd4 Sonny Styles
A slide stopped in the 98th pick, with Sonny Styles worth more than the price. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick121 Rnd4 Rylie Mills
They took Rylie Mills at par in pick 121, which is nothing to complain about. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick130 Rnd5 Aydan White
Aydan White at No. 130 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick152 Rnd5 Riley Mahlman
Riley Mahlman at the Round 5 slot is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick185 Rnd6 Julian Fleming
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Julian Fleming in the 185th overall pick. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick194 Rnd7 Jo'Quavious Marks
No edge and no loss on Jo'Quavious Marks in pick No. 194; it is a wash and a sensible one. The roster fit checks out.