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Will Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (NE)
Will Campbell
OT LSU
Benjamin Morrison Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (NE)
Benjamin Morrison
CB Notre Dame
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (NE)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
Jonah Savaiinaea Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (NE)
Jonah Savaiinaea
OT Arizona
Colston Loveland Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (NE)
Colston Loveland
TE Michigan
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (NE)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (NE)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
Donovan Edwards Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (NE)
Donovan Edwards
RB Michigan
Kyren Lacy Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 7 (NE)
Kyren Lacy
WR LSU
Tim Smith Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 7 (NE)
Tim Smith
DL Alabama
Stone Handy Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (NE)
Stone Handy
LB-EDGE Charlotte
Draft Picks Received
Will Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (IND)
Will Campbell
OT LSU
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (IND)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
Colston Loveland Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (IND)
Colston Loveland
TE Michigan
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (IND)
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Draft Picks Traded
Travis Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (IND)
Travis Hunter
CB Colorado
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesD+ FutureA
A sensible, unshowy class lands the Patriots a B-.

Call it belief, call it a gut call, but Tim Smith at pick 218 is 23 spots clear of consensus, and that is the headline. No fireworks, but a solid B-.

That is a cornerback worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly. They punted on quarterback, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

A small leak at the table, if not a fatal one. The hoard sets up next April more than it helps this September.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Will Campbell
In the Round 1 slot they get a building block for the line. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick41 Rnd2 Benjamin Morrison
A cornerback of that caliber at No. 41 is the definition of value, full stop. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick50 Rnd2 Dylan Fairchild
A premium they did not need to pay, Dylan Fairchild a notch or two before his time. It fills a real need, too.
Pick72 Rnd3 Jonah Savaiinaea
Value with a capital V on Jonah Savaiinaea in slot 72, a genuine coup. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick81 Rnd3 Colston Loveland
Colston Loveland in Round 3, Pick 17 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick85 Rnd3 Nick Emmanwori
By-the-book stuff, Nick Emmanwori at pick No. 85 squarely in line with his ranking. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick108 Rnd4 Jihaad Campbell
Jihaad Campbell at the 108th pick jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick144 Rnd5 Donovan Edwards
Donovan Edwards in pick 144 lands just on the right side of the ledger. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick216 Rnd7 Kyren Lacy
A market-rate wide receiver, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Kyren Lacy. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick218 Rnd7 Tim Smith
Tim Smith in Round 7, Pick 4 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick228 Rnd7 Stone Handy
Stone Handy in pick No. 228 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.