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Draft Selections
Kelvin Banks Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (NE)
Kelvin Banks Jr.
OT Texas
Mason Graham Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (NE)
Mason Graham
DT Michigan
Will Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Will Johnson
CB Michigan
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (NE)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
Nicholas Singleton Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (NE)
Nicholas Singleton
RB Penn State
Cody Simon Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (NE)
Cody Simon
LB Ohio State
Draft Picks Received
Kelvin Banks Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (LV)
Kelvin Banks Jr.
OT Texas
Mason Graham Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (TEN)
Mason Graham
DT Michigan
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (LV)
TO PICK
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (LV)
TO PICK
 
Draft Picks Traded
Travis Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (LV)
Travis Hunter
CB Colorado
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (TEN)
TO PICK
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (TEN)
TO PICK
 
Players traded away
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JaMycal Hasty
RB
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Kawaan Baker
WR
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueA- NeedB TradesC+ FutureB-
The Patriots let Campbell fall and pounced. Final grade: B.

Every so often the board makes a mistake, and the Patriots were there to profit. Jihaad Campbell, the No. 40 name on the board, should have been long gone before the 77th overall pick. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped edge rusher, which is a strange place to end up. On the needs board they went 4 of 8, with interior defensive lineman the one that mattered most.

The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick6 Rnd1 Kelvin Banks Jr.
In the Round 1 slot they get a blindside protector. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick35 Rnd2 Mason Graham
Mason Graham at slot 35 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick38 Rnd2 Will Johnson
They robbed the room for Will Johnson here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick69 Rnd3 Tyler Warren
Tyler Warren in Round 3, Pick 5 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick77 Rnd3 Jihaad Campbell
Jihaad Campbell in pick 77 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick105 Rnd4 Nicholas Singleton
Nicholas Singleton at the 105th pick is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick143 Rnd5 Cody Simon
Cody Simon at the 143rd overall pick is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.