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Draft Selections
Will Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (NE)
Will Campbell
OT LSU
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
JT Tuimoloau Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
JT Tuimoloau
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Darien Porter Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (NE)
Darien Porter
CB Iowa State
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (NE)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (NE)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Jaylin Noel Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (NE)
Jaylin Noel
WR Iowa State
Jack Kiser Head Shot
PICK: 208 RND: 6 (NE)
Jack Kiser
LB Notre Dame
Jaylen Reed Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (NE)
Jaylen Reed
S Penn State
KeAndre Lambert-Smith Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (NE)
KeAndre Lambert-Smith
WR Auburn
Carson Vinson Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (NE)
Carson Vinson
OT Alabama A&M
Draft Picks Received
Darien Porter Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (LAR)
Darien Porter
CB Iowa State
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (DEN)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Jack Kiser Head Shot
PICK: 208 RND: 6 (DEN)
Jack Kiser
LB Notre Dame
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (LAR)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (DEN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Omarr Norman-Lott Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (DEN)
Omarr Norman-Lott
DT Tennessee
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Best value of the weekend goes to the Patriots for Noel: B.

You build a draft on nights like this. Jaylin Noel had no business being available in Round 5, Pick 6, and the Patriots did the only sane thing and turned in the card. It nets out to a B, which feels about right.

The quarterback hole is the one line item this class does not answer. Job largely done: edge rusher settled and 6 of 8 of the wish list covered. The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Will Campbell
They paid sticker price for Will Campbell in No. 4, and that is fine. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick38 Rnd2 Walter Nolen
Walter Nolen at Round 2, Pick 6 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick69 Rnd3 JT Tuimoloau
A edge rusher of that caliber at pick 69 is the definition of value, full stop. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick90 Rnd3 Darien Porter
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Darien Porter at pick No. 90 is the proof. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick106 Rnd4 Jake Majors
A clean, defensible pick in slot 106 with a little surplus value in Jake Majors. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick122 Rnd4 Cam Skattebo
They robbed the room for Cam Skattebo here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick144 Rnd5 Jaylin Noel
The board fumbled Jaylin Noel all the way to the Round 5 slot, and they scooped it up. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick208 Rnd6 Jack Kiser
Circle this one: Jack Kiser at the 208th overall pick is a fall that decides a draft. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick217 Rnd7 Jaylen Reed
A top-tier safety at a bargain, Jaylen Reed in the Round 7 slot, plain and simple. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick220 Rnd7 KeAndre Lambert-Smith
KeAndre Lambert-Smith in the 220th pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick238 Rnd7 Carson Vinson
Steal is underselling it; Carson Vinson at the 238th overall pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.