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Draft Selections
Will Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (NE)
Will Campbell
OT LSU
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Kyle Kennard Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
Kyle Kennard
DE-EDGE South Carolina
Charles Grant Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (NE)
Charles Grant
OT William & Mary
Jordan James Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (NE)
Jordan James
RB Oregon
Malachi Moore Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (NE)
Malachi Moore
S Alabama
Ricky White III Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (NE)
Ricky White III
WR UNLV
Hayden Conner Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (NE)
Hayden Conner
OG Texas
Jordan Hancock Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (NE)
Jordan Hancock
S Ohio State
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Patriots kept it disciplined and banked a B-.

Somewhere a scout is still blinking. The Patriots spent the 220th overall pick on Hayden Conner, a name the board had a full 47 spots lower.

That interior defensive lineman hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. The Hancock pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch.

Good work on the whole, with interior defensive lineman the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Will Campbell
In pick 4 they get a long-term starter on the line at fair value. A real need, handled.
Pick38 Rnd2 Emeka Egbuka
They let Emeka Egbuka come to them and pounced at the Round 2 slot. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick69 Rnd3 Kyle Kennard
Kyle Kennard at No. 69 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick77 Rnd3 Charles Grant
They liked Charles Grant enough to skip the value, taking him in the 77th pick. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick106 Rnd4 Jordan James
Jordan James in the 106th overall pick is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. The roster fit checks out.
Pick144 Rnd5 Malachi Moore
Nothing to complain about; Malachi Moore went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick217 Rnd7 Ricky White III
By-the-book stuff, Ricky White III at No. 217 squarely in line with his ranking. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick220 Rnd7 Hayden Conner
This one needs a full-page explanation: Hayden Conner in pick 220, miles early. It fills a real need, too.
Pick238 Rnd7 Jordan Hancock
Jordan Hancock at the Round 7 slot is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.