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Draft Selections
Will Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (NE)
Will Campbell
OT LSU
Colston Loveland Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Colston Loveland
TE Michigan
Jalen Royals Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
Jalen Royals
WR Utah State
Kyle Kennard Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (NE)
Kyle Kennard
DE-EDGE South Carolina
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (NE)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (NE)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Jordan Hancock Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (NE)
Jordan Hancock
S Ohio State
Hayden Conner Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (NE)
Hayden Conner
OG Texas
Drew Kendall Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (NE)
Drew Kendall
C Boston College
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
A solid, sensible weekend for the Patriots: B-.

The Patriots clearly saw something nobody else did in Drew Kendall, taking him 55 picks ahead of his grade. The board is not convinced.

The interior defensive lineman hole is the one line item this class does not answer. The Loveland pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch.

The roster is better shaped than it was, with edge rusher chief among the fixes. Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

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 an anchor for the offensive line at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick38 Rnd2 Colston Loveland
Colston Loveland slid further than he should have, and No. 38 is lovely value for the tight end. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick69 Rnd3 Jalen Royals
Jalen Royals in Round 3, Pick 5 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick77 Rnd3 Kyle Kennard
They took Kyle Kennard at par in the 77th overall pick, which is nothing to complain about. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick106 Rnd4 Cam Skattebo
Cam Skattebo in slot 106 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. The roster fit checks out.
Pick144 Rnd5 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
Value said wait; Dont'e Thornton Jr. in pick No. 144 says they were not listening. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick217 Rnd7 Jordan Hancock
By-the-book stuff, Jordan Hancock at the Round 7 slot squarely in line with his ranking. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick220 Rnd7 Hayden Conner
They left a pile of value on the table to take Hayden Conner this early at pick No. 220. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick238 Rnd7 Drew Kendall
Drew Kendall at No. 238 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.