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Draft Selections
Will Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (NE)
Will Campbell
OT LSU
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Darien Porter Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (NE)
Darien Porter
CB Iowa State
Andrew Mukuba Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (NE)
Andrew Mukuba
S Texas
Joshua Farmer Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (NE)
Joshua Farmer
DT Florida State
Bhayshul Tuten Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (NE)
Bhayshul Tuten
RB Virginia Tech
Carson Vinson Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (NE)
Carson Vinson
OT Alabama A&M
Isaac TeSlaa Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (NE)
Isaac TeSlaa
WR Arkansas
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Best value of the weekend goes to the Patriots for Farmer: B-.

You could see the war room lean forward. Joshua Farmer at the Round 5 slot is the sort of fall that does not happen, except it just did. It does the job without flash, and the B- reflects it.

A whole weekend of picks and edge rusher is somehow still a want. They are betting Vinson proves the room right and everyone else wrong.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Will Campbell
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Will Campbell. The roster fit checks out.
Pick38 Rnd2 Jalon Walker
Jalon Walker slid further than he should have, and the 38th pick is lovely value for the linebacker. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick69 Rnd3 Jayden Higgins
They read the board right and Jayden Higgins was the payoff at slot 69. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick77 Rnd3 Darien Porter
By-the-book stuff, Darien Porter at No. 77 squarely in line with his ranking. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick106 Rnd4 Andrew Mukuba
You do not let a safety like Andrew Mukuba reach pick No. 106 and blink. They did not. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick144 Rnd5 Joshua Farmer
Joshua Farmer in the Round 5 slot is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick171 Rnd5 Bhayshul Tuten
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Bhayshul Tuten at the 171st overall pick. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick220 Rnd7 Carson Vinson
A premium they did not need to pay, Carson Vinson a notch or two before his time. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick238 Rnd7 Isaac TeSlaa
Isaac TeSlaa at pick 238 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.