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Draft Selections
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (NE)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (NE)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (NE)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (NE)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Barrett Carter Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (NE)
Barrett Carter
LB Clemson
Quinshon Judkins Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (NE)
Quinshon Judkins
RB Ohio State
Ryan Fitzgerald Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (NE)
Ryan Fitzgerald
PK Florida State
Draft Picks Received
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (MIN)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (CAR)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (MIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (MIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (CAR)
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Draft Picks Traded
Kelvin Banks Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (MIN)
Kelvin Banks Jr.
OT Texas
JT Tuimoloau Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (CAR)
JT Tuimoloau
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Elijah Roberts Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (LAR)
Elijah Roberts
DE-EDGE SMU
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ATL)
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Players Gained
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Justin Jefferson
WR
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Jarrett Kingston
OT
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Cooper Kupp
WR
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall A
ValueA NeedB TradesA+ FutureA+
The Patriots let Judkins fall and pounced. Final grade: A.

You could see the war room lean forward. Quinshon Judkins at the 222nd overall pick is the sort of fall that does not happen, except it just did.

They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast. The edge rusher hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

Add it up and few war rooms did better this weekend, Malaki Starks and all.

Pick Analysis
Pick24 Rnd1 Malaki Starks
In pick 24 they get a ballhawk on the back end, and a steal at that. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick69 Rnd3 Jihaad Campbell
Somehow Jihaad Campbell was still sitting there in the 69th overall pick, and they pounced on premier linebacker value. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick97 Rnd3 Cam Skattebo
Cam Skattebo in pick No. 97 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick105 Rnd4 Dylan Fairchild
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Dylan Fairchild at No. 105. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick145 Rnd5 Jake Majors
Circle this one: Jake Majors at the Round 5 slot is a fall that decides a draft. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick219 Rnd7 Barrett Carter
They robbed the room for Barrett Carter here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
Pick222 Rnd7 Quinshon Judkins
A top-tier running back at a bargain, Quinshon Judkins in slot 222, plain and simple. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick240 Rnd7 Ryan Fitzgerald
A specialist of that caliber at the 240th pick is the definition of value, full stop. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.