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Draft Selections
Mason Graham Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (NE)
Mason Graham
DT Michigan
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
Gunnar Helm Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (NE)
Gunnar Helm
TE Texas
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (NE)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Jonah Monheim Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (NE)
Jonah Monheim
C USC
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (NE)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Ryan Fitzgerald Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (NE)
Ryan Fitzgerald
PK Florida State
Draft Picks Received
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (IND)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (IND)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (IND)
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Draft Picks Traded
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (IND)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Barrett Carter Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (LAR)
Barrett Carter
LB Clemson
Players Gained
Head Shot
Cooper Kupp
WR
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall A
ValueB+ NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureA+
Larceny in slot 238 lands the Patriots a A, Fitzgerald and all.

Somewhere a general manager is explaining how Ryan Fitzgerald got past him. The Patriots do not have to explain a thing at the 238th overall pick. The board rewarded a patient, disciplined weekend with a A.

They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast. For all the activity, edge rusher went untouched, which is hard to explain.

Adding Cooper Kupp by trade rounds out the weekend beyond the rookies. It is a bet on later, and a defensible one for a team playing the long game.

Add it up and this is about as clean as a draft weekend gets.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Mason Graham
In No. 4 they get an anchor for the defensive front at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick69 Rnd3 Jihaad Campbell
A top-tier linebacker at a bargain, Jihaad Campbell in the 69th overall pick, plain and simple. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick77 Rnd3 Gunnar Helm
Gunnar Helm at Round 3, Pick 13 is money in the bank, a tight end taken below his worth. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick104 Rnd4 Cam Skattebo
Cam Skattebo in the Round 4 slot is exactly on the number, no argument either way. The roster fit checks out.
Pick217 Rnd7 Jonah Monheim
Jonah Monheim at the 217th pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick220 Rnd7 Smael Mondon Jr.
They robbed the room for Smael Mondon Jr. here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
Pick238 Rnd7 Ryan Fitzgerald
Ryan Fitzgerald in pick No. 238 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Stacking talent where they were already deep.