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Draft Selections
Will Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (NE)
Will Campbell
OT LSU
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (NE)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Darius Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (NE)
Darius Alexander
DT Toledo
Hollin Pierce Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (NE)
Hollin Pierce
OT Rutgers
Kurtis Rourke Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (NE)
Kurtis Rourke
QB Indiana
Phil Mafah Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (NE)
Phil Mafah
RB Clemson
Gino Garcia Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (NE)
Gino Garcia
PK Texas Tech
Draft Picks Received
Will Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (IND)
Will Campbell
OT LSU
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (MIN)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (IND)
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Draft Picks Traded
Jahdae Barron Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (IND)
Jahdae Barron
CB Texas
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (MIN)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Denzel Burke Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (MIN)
Denzel Burke
CB Ohio State
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall C+
ValueB NeedB- TradesF FutureA
The Patriots lost the trade table, and the C+ tells the story.

There is conviction, and then there is this. The Patriots took Gino Garcia a full 69 picks ahead of where the board had him, an overdraft steep enough that it colors the whole weekend.

The Rourke steal is the beam this whole class leans on. The trades bled value they could not afford to lose.

Leaving edge rusher unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

It grades out a shrug today, with plenty of room to move either way.

Pick Analysis
Pick14 Rnd1 Will Campbell
In the 14th pick they get a building block for the line. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick24 Rnd1 Jalon Walker
Jalon Walker at Round 1, Pick 24 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick69 Rnd3 Jayden Higgins
Jayden Higgins slid further than he should have, and No. 69 is lovely value for the wide receiver. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick106 Rnd4 Darius Alexander
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Darius Alexander at slot 106 is the proof. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick144 Rnd5 Hollin Pierce
Hollin Pierce at pick No. 144 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. The roster fit checks out.
Pick171 Rnd5 Kurtis Rourke
Kurtis Rourke in the 171st overall pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick220 Rnd7 Phil Mafah
They paid up for Phil Mafah at the Round 7 slot when waiting would have done the job. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick238 Rnd7 Gino Garcia
They reached into another round for Gino Garcia, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.