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Draft Selections
Will Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NE)
Will Campbell
OT LSU
Denzel Burke Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (NE)
Denzel Burke
CB Ohio State
Clay Webb Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (NE)
Clay Webb
OG Georgia
Tory Horton Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Tory Horton
WR Colorado State
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 4 (NE)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Malachi Moore Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 4 (NE)
Malachi Moore
S Alabama
Brant Kuithe Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (NE)
Brant Kuithe
TE Utah
Bear Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 5 (NE)
Bear Alexander
DL USC
Xavian Sorey Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 7 (NE)
Xavian Sorey Jr.
LB Georgia
Draft Picks Received
Tory Horton Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (ARI)
Tory Horton
WR Colorado State
Malachi Moore Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 4 (ARI)
Malachi Moore
S Alabama
Brant Kuithe Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (DEN)
Brant Kuithe
TE Utah
Players traded away
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Bailey Zappe
QB
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Cole Strange
OG
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall D-
ValueB NeedB TradesF FutureB-
The Patriots got the worse of every deal, and it shows in the D-.

The trade table was where it all came apart. The Patriots shipped out far more than they hauled back, and no amount of spin dresses up the bill.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through edge rusher. Landing Burke that late papers over a lot of smaller sins.

On the needs board they went 5 of 8, with wide receiver the one that mattered most. Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even, and edge rusher is still a hole.

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Will Campbell
In slot 3 they get a cornerstone up front at fair value.
Pick35 Rnd2 Denzel Burke
Value with a capital V on Denzel Burke in Round 2, Pick 3, a genuine coup. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick67 Rnd3 Clay Webb
A straight-up fair deal on Clay Webb at pick 67, value and slot in agreement. The roster fit checks out.
Pick68 Rnd3 Tory Horton
Tory Horton is a better player than No. 68 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick99 Rnd4 Jay Higgins
The board had Jay Higgins higher than the Round 4 slot, and the linebacker fell to them anyway. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick100 Rnd4 Malachi Moore
No drama and no debate, Malachi Moore went about where he belonged in the 100th overall pick. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick108 Rnd4 Brant Kuithe
Nice patience on Brant Kuithe, who had no business lasting to pick No. 108. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick131 Rnd5 Bear Alexander
A market-rate interior defensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Bear Alexander. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick195 Rnd7 Xavian Sorey Jr.
Xavian Sorey Jr. at the Round 7 slot is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.