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Draft Selections
Tetairoa McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (NE)
Tetairoa McMillan
WR Arizona
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
Tyleik Williams Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (NE)
Tyleik Williams
DT Ohio State
Gunnar Helm Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (NE)
Gunnar Helm
TE Texas
Deontae Lawson Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (NE)
Deontae Lawson
LB Alabama
O'Donnell Fortune Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (NE)
O'Donnell Fortune
CB South Carolina
Quinn Carroll Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (NE)
Quinn Carroll
OT Minnesota
Joey Slackman Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (NE)
Joey Slackman
DL Florida
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Grand theft in slot 143: the Patriots steal Lawson and grade out a B.

The Patriots did not reach, did not trade up, did not blink. They just waited, and Deontae Lawson fell into slot 143. They moved the roster forward and banked a B for it.

They will need Slackman to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it. A whole weekend of picks and edge rusher is somehow still a want. The roster is better shaped than it was, with wide receiver chief among the fixes.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the edge rusher spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Tetairoa McMillan
In the 4th overall pick they get a true top target. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick38 Rnd2 Omarion Hampton
A top-tier running back at a bargain, Omarion Hampton in pick No. 38, plain and simple. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick69 Rnd3 Jihaad Campbell
Jihaad Campbell in the 69th pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick77 Rnd3 Tyleik Williams
You do not let an interior defensive lineman like Tyleik Williams reach slot 77 and blink. They did not. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick105 Rnd4 Gunnar Helm
Gunnar Helm in pick 105 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick143 Rnd5 Deontae Lawson
Taking Deontae Lawson in the Round 5 slot is close to grand larceny; a linebacker that good had no business lasting this long. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.
Pick217 Rnd7 O'Donnell Fortune
A clean, defensible pick in Round 7, Pick 1 with a little surplus value in O'Donnell Fortune. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick220 Rnd7 Quinn Carroll
Quinn Carroll at No. 220 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick241 Rnd7 Joey Slackman
A wild overpay on Joey Slackman in slot 241, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.