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Draft Selections
Will Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (NE)
Will Campbell
OT LSU
Mykel Williams Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Mykel Williams
DE-EDGE Georgia
Elic Ayomanor Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
Elic Ayomanor
WR Stanford
Bradyn Swinson Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (NE)
Bradyn Swinson
DE-EDGE LSU
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
Ollie Gordon II Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (NE)
Ollie Gordon II
RB Oklahoma State
Jordan Hancock Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (NE)
Jordan Hancock
S Ohio State
Hayden Conner Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (NE)
Hayden Conner
OG Texas
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Larceny in Round 7, Pick 1 lands the Patriots a B-, Gordon II and all.

Call it larceny. Ollie Gordon II sat on the board until the 217th pick, and the Patriots did not need to be asked twice. The bottom line is a respectable B-.

The Thornton Jr. pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. The interior defensive lineman spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

They went 5 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Will Campbell
In pick 4 they get a cornerstone up front. A real need, handled.
Pick38 Rnd2 Mykel Williams
They robbed the room for Mykel Williams here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick69 Rnd3 Elic Ayomanor
Elic Ayomanor at the 69th pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick77 Rnd3 Bradyn Swinson
Bradyn Swinson at pick No. 77 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick106 Rnd4 Cam Skattebo
A straight-up fair deal on Cam Skattebo at slot 106, value and slot in agreement. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick144 Rnd5 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
A big swing on Dont'e Thornton Jr. at No. 144, well ahead of any board in the building. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick217 Rnd7 Ollie Gordon II
Steal is underselling it; Ollie Gordon II at the 217th overall pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick220 Rnd7 Jordan Hancock
Jordan Hancock at Round 7, Pick 4 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick238 Rnd7 Hayden Conner
A wild overpay on Hayden Conner in the 238th overall pick, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. It fills a real need, too.