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Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (NE)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (NE)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Darius Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (NE)
Darius Alexander
DT Toledo
Logan Brown Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (NE)
Logan Brown
OT Kansas
Damien Martinez Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (NE)
Damien Martinez
RB Miami
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueB NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
A solid, sensible weekend for the Patriots: B.

Every other box got a look, but safety did not. The Patriots will head to camp with the same hole they walked in with. They moved the roster forward and banked a B for it.

That is a wide receiver worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly. The roster is better shaped than it was, with edge rusher chief among the fixes.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Abdul Carter
In pick 4 they get a double-digit-sack hope. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick38 Rnd2 Jihaad Campbell
Jihaad Campbell at the Round 2 slot nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick69 Rnd3 Jayden Higgins
They let Jayden Higgins come to them and pounced at the 69th pick. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick77 Rnd3 Tate Ratledge
A tidy little value on Tate Ratledge in Round 3, Pick 13, a step better than break-even. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick106 Rnd4 Darius Alexander
Darius Alexander slid further than he should have, and the 106th overall pick is lovely value for the interior defensive lineman. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick144 Rnd5 Logan Brown
No edge and no loss on Logan Brown in pick No. 144; it is a wash and a sensible one. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
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.