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Draft Selections
Tetairoa McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (NE)
Tetairoa McMillan
WR Arizona
Grey Zabel Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Grey Zabel
OT North Dakota State
Darien Porter Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
Darien Porter
CB Iowa State
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (NE)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
David Walker Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (NE)
David Walker
LB-EDGE Central Arkansas
Cody Simon Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (NE)
Cody Simon
LB Ohio State
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (NE)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Miles Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (NE)
Miles Frazier
OG LSU
Xavier Nwankpa Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (NE)
Xavier Nwankpa
S Iowa
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Patriots robbed the room for Skattebo. Final grade: B-.

When a board-topper like Cam Skattebo slides to pick No. 217, you do not overthink it, and the Patriots did not. The bottom line is a respectable B-.

Reaching for Walker left real value on the table behind him. The quarterback hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

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

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Tetairoa McMillan
In the 4th pick they get a matchup problem out wide at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick38 Rnd2 Grey Zabel
Value said wait; Grey Zabel in Round 2, Pick 6 says they were not listening. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick69 Rnd3 Darien Porter
Darien Porter at pick No. 69 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick77 Rnd3 Deone Walker
Value with a capital V on Deone Walker in the 77th overall pick, a genuine coup. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick105 Rnd4 David Walker
They left a pile of value on the table to take David Walker this early at No. 105. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick143 Rnd5 Cody Simon
A tidy bit of business in slot 143, where Cody Simon graded well above the range. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick217 Rnd7 Cam Skattebo
Cam Skattebo at pick 217 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick220 Rnd7 Miles Frazier
They let Miles Frazier come to them and pounced at the Round 7 slot. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick241 Rnd7 Xavier Nwankpa
Xavier Nwankpa at the 241st pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.