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Draft Selections
Will Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (NE)
Will Campbell
OT LSU
Derrick Harmon Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Derrick Harmon
DT Oregon
Hollin Pierce Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
Hollin Pierce
OT Rutgers
Trey Zuhn III Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (NE)
Trey Zuhn III
OT Texas A&M
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (NE)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (NE)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Jake Briningstool Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (NE)
Jake Briningstool
TE Clemson
J.J. Weaver Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (NE)
J.J. Weaver
LB-EDGE Kentucky
Raheim Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (NE)
Raheim Sanders
RB South Carolina
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueC NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
A sensible, unshowy class lands the Patriots a B-.

The Patriots treated their own grade as gospel and everyone else's as noise, spending No. 222 on J.J. Weaver a full 172 spots early. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B-.

On value alone, Sanders makes the weekend a net positive. Leaving wide receiver unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

Edge rusher was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Will Campbell
In slot 4 they get a cornerstone up front at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick38 Rnd2 Derrick Harmon
They read the board right and Derrick Harmon was the payoff at pick 38. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick69 Rnd3 Hollin Pierce
This one needs a full-page explanation: Hollin Pierce in No. 69, miles early. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick77 Rnd3 Trey Zuhn III
Trey Zuhn III at pick No. 77 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick105 Rnd4 Smael Mondon Jr.
Smael Mondon Jr. at the 105th overall pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick145 Rnd5 Kevin Winston Jr.
The board fumbled Kevin Winston Jr. all the way to the 145th pick, and they scooped it up. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick219 Rnd7 Jake Briningstool
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Jake Briningstool. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick222 Rnd7 J.J. Weaver
Value said wait; J.J. Weaver in Round 7, Pick 4 says they were not listening. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick240 Rnd7 Raheim Sanders
Somehow Raheim Sanders was still sitting there in slot 240, and they pounced on premier running back value. The roster fit checks out.