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Draft Selections
Will Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (NE)
Will Campbell
OT LSU
Tetairoa McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Tetairoa McMillan
WR Arizona
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Jalen Royals Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (NE)
Jalen Royals
WR Utah State
Elijah Arroyo Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (NE)
Elijah Arroyo
TE Miami
Ozzy Trapilo Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (NE)
Ozzy Trapilo
OT Boston College
Jack Bech Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (NE)
Jack Bech
WR TCU
Kaimon Rucker Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (NE)
Kaimon Rucker
DE-EDGE North Carolina
Lathan Ransom Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (NE)
Lathan Ransom
S Ohio State
O'Donnell Fortune Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (NE)
O'Donnell Fortune
CB South Carolina
Damien Martinez Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (NE)
Damien Martinez
RB Miami
Luke Lachey Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (NE)
Luke Lachey
TE Iowa
Ethan Downs Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (NE)
Ethan Downs
DE-EDGE Oklahoma
Draft Picks Received
Will Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (IND)
Will Campbell
OT LSU
Jalen Royals Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DAL)
Jalen Royals
WR Utah State
Ozzy Trapilo Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (IND)
Ozzy Trapilo
OT Boston College
Lathan Ransom Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (DAL)
Lathan Ransom
S Ohio State
O'Donnell Fortune Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (IND)
O'Donnell Fortune
CB South Carolina
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (IND)
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Draft Picks Traded
Mason Graham Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (DAL)
Mason Graham
DT Michigan
Players Gained
Head Shot
Adonai Mitchell
WR
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall A-
ValueB+ NeedB TradesA FutureA+
The Patriots did the homework and the board rewarded it: A-.

Some picks age like wine; Ethan Downs at the Round 7 slot will need to, sitting 52 spots clear of his grade. Add it all up and it grades out a clean A-.

Getting Ransom where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class. They will regret leaving interior defensive lineman for another day if the season turns on it. The Adonai Mitchell pickup adds a known quantity to a class of unknowns.

Small wins on the phones, but wins all the same.

Trust the process, because this time the process plainly worked.

Pick Analysis
Pick14 Rnd1 Will Campbell
In the 14th overall pick they get a cornerstone up front at fair value.
Pick38 Rnd2 Tetairoa McMillan
They robbed the room for Tetairoa McMillan here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick69 Rnd3 Donovan Jackson
They did well to land Donovan Jackson in No. 69, just ahead of his grade. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick76 Rnd3 Jalen Royals
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Jalen Royals at Round 3, Pick 12 is the proof. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick77 Rnd3 Elijah Arroyo
Nothing to complain about; Elijah Arroyo went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick80 Rnd3 Ozzy Trapilo
No edge and no loss on Ozzy Trapilo in pick No. 80; it is a wash and a sensible one. It fills a real need, too.
Pick106 Rnd4 Jack Bech
They will replay Jack Bech at the 106th overall pick for years; that is how good the value is. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick144 Rnd5 Kaimon Rucker
Kaimon Rucker at slot 144 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick149 Rnd5 Lathan Ransom
The board fumbled Lathan Ransom all the way to Round 5, Pick 11, and they scooped it up. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick151 Rnd5 O'Donnell Fortune
O'Donnell Fortune at pick No. 151 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick171 Rnd5 Damien Martinez
A slide stopped in No. 171, with Damien Martinez worth more than the price. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick220 Rnd7 Luke Lachey
Luke Lachey in the 220th pick is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. The roster fit checks out.
Pick238 Rnd7 Ethan Downs
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Ethan Downs. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.