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RUN ON JAN 16, 2025

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  • SD DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Will Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (NE)
Will Campbell
OT LSU
Tre Harris Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Tre Harris
WR Ole Miss
Alfred Collins Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
Alfred Collins
DT Texas
Darien Porter Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (NE)
Darien Porter
CB Iowa State
Cody Simon Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (NE)
Cody Simon
LB Ohio State
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (NE)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Davison Igbinosun Head Shot
PICK: 199 RND: 6 (NE)
Davison Igbinosun
CB Ohio State
Garrett Dellinger Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (NE)
Garrett Dellinger
OG LSU
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (NE)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Michael Taaffe Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (NE)
Michael Taaffe
S Texas
Graham Mertz Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (NE)
Graham Mertz
QB Florida
Draft Picks Received
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (LAR)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Davison Igbinosun Head Shot
PICK: 199 RND: 6 (LAR)
Davison Igbinosun
CB Ohio State
Garrett Dellinger Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (LAR)
Garrett Dellinger
OG LSU
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (LAR)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (LAR)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Tory Horton Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (ATL)
Tory Horton
WR Colorado State
Players Gained
Head Shot
Joe Noteboom
OT
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB TradesB+ FutureB-
Grand theft in the Round 7 slot: the Patriots steal Skattebo and grade out a B.

The Patriots spent the weekend waiting on one name, and it fell: Cam Skattebo, the No. 113 name on the board, in Round 7, Pick 1. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B.

They will need Mertz to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it. The edge rusher hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but edge rusher.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Will Campbell
In Round 1, Pick 4 they get protection for the quarterback, reach and all.
Pick38 Rnd2 Tre Harris
They read the board right and Tre Harris was the payoff at slot 38. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick69 Rnd3 Alfred Collins
A clean, defensible pick in the Round 3 slot with a little surplus value in Alfred Collins. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick77 Rnd3 Darien Porter
Darien Porter at No. 77 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick143 Rnd5 Cody Simon
Value with a capital V on Cody Simon in pick No. 143, a genuine coup. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick188 Rnd6 Jay Higgins
They will replay Jay Higgins at pick 188 for years; that is how good the value is. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
Pick199 Rnd6 Davison Igbinosun
They reached into another round for Davison Igbinosun, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
Pick200 Rnd6 Garrett Dellinger
Garrett Dellinger at the 200th pick is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick217 Rnd7 Cam Skattebo
Cam Skattebo at No. 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 Michael Taaffe
Circle this one: Michael Taaffe at the Round 7 slot is a fall that decides a draft. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick238 Rnd7 Graham Mertz
Value said wait; Graham Mertz in the 238th pick says they were not listening. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.