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  • richardchic1 DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (NE)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Marcus Mbow Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Marcus Mbow
OT Purdue
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Elic Ayomanor Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (NE)
Elic Ayomanor
WR Stanford
Luke Kandra Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (NE)
Luke Kandra
OG Cincinnati
Barrett Carter Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (NE)
Barrett Carter
LB Clemson
Maxwell Hairston Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (NE)
Maxwell Hairston
CB Kentucky
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (NE)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Jaishawn Barham Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (NE)
Jaishawn Barham
LB Michigan
Shilo Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (NE)
Shilo Sanders
S Colorado
Draft Picks Received
Elic Ayomanor Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (TB)
Elic Ayomanor
WR Stanford
Barrett Carter Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (TB)
Barrett Carter
LB Clemson
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (TB)
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Draft Picks Traded
David Bailey Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (TB)
David Bailey
LB-EDGE Stanford
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Patriots won the night they stopped Skattebo from sliding. Grade: B.

When a board-topper like Cam Skattebo slides to the Round 7 slot, you do not overthink it, and the Patriots did not. The bottom line is a respectable B.

Every board in the league had Mbow lower, and that gap is the story. That interior defensive lineman hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Abdul Carter
Abdul Carter in the Round 1 slot is exactly on the number, no argument either way. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick38 Rnd2 Marcus Mbow
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Marcus Mbow well ahead of where he belonged. It fills a real need, too.
Pick69 Rnd3 Xavier Watts
Xavier Watts at Round 3, Pick 5 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick83 Rnd3 Elic Ayomanor
Elic Ayomanor at pick 83 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick105 Rnd4 Luke Kandra
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Luke Kandra. The roster fit checks out.
Pick124 Rnd4 Barrett Carter
A linebacker of that caliber at the 124th overall pick is the definition of value, full stop. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick143 Rnd5 Maxwell Hairston
Somehow Maxwell Hairston was still sitting there in the 143rd pick, and they pounced on premier cornerback value. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick217 Rnd7 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.
Pick220 Rnd7 Jaishawn Barham
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Jaishawn Barham at No. 220. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
Pick241 Rnd7 Shilo Sanders
They took Shilo Sanders at par in the Round 7 slot, which is nothing to complain about. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.