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Draft Selections
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (NE)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Darien Porter Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
Darien Porter
CB Iowa State
Dylan Sampson Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (NE)
Dylan Sampson
RB Tennessee
Omarr Norman-Lott Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (NE)
Omarr Norman-Lott
DT Tennessee
Cody Simon Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (NE)
Cody Simon
LB Ohio State
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (NE)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (NE)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Garrett Dellinger Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (NE)
Garrett Dellinger
OG LSU
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Patriots and Skattebo: B.

The rest of the league will want that one back. Cam Skattebo tumbling to the Patriots in the 220th overall pick is a gift they did not have to think twice about.

That wide receiver hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. Every board in the league had Dellinger lower, and that gap is the story.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Abdul Carter
In the 4th pick they get juice off the edge at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick38 Rnd2 Nick Emmanwori
Nick Emmanwori at No. 38 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick69 Rnd3 Darien Porter
They liked Darien Porter enough to skip the value, taking him in the Round 3 slot. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick77 Rnd3 Dylan Sampson
They will replay Dylan Sampson at the 77th overall pick for years; that is how good the value is. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick104 Rnd4 Omarr Norman-Lott
Omarr Norman-Lott in pick 104 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick143 Rnd5 Cody Simon
Cody Simon in Round 5, Pick 6 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick217 Rnd7 Jay Higgins
You do not let a linebacker like Jay Higgins reach pick No. 217 and blink. They did not. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
Pick220 Rnd7 Cam Skattebo
Cam Skattebo at slot 220 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It fills a real need, too.
Pick238 Rnd7 Garrett Dellinger
A reach for Garrett Dellinger in Round 7, Pick 22; a little patience would have been rewarded. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.