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Draft Selections
Will Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (NE)
Will Campbell
OT LSU
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (NE)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Luther Burden III Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Luther Burden III
WR Missouri
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (NE)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Hollin Pierce Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (NE)
Hollin Pierce
OT Rutgers
Mitchell Evans Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (NE)
Mitchell Evans
TE Notre Dame
Gino Garcia Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (NE)
Gino Garcia
PK Texas Tech
Tahj Brooks Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (NE)
Tahj Brooks
RB Texas Tech
Bilhal Kone Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (NE)
Bilhal Kone
CB Western Michigan
Draft Picks Received
Will Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (NO)
Will Campbell
OT LSU
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (LV)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (NO)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Hollin Pierce Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (LV)
Hollin Pierce
OT Rutgers
Bilhal Kone Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (NO)
Bilhal Kone
CB Western Michigan
Draft Picks Traded
Shedeur Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (LV)
Shedeur Sanders
QB Colorado
Elic Ayomanor Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (LV)
Elic Ayomanor
WR Stanford
Lathan Ransom Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (NO)
Lathan Ransom
S Ohio State
Shemar James Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (LV)
Shemar James
LB Florida
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB TradesA- FutureB-
More right than wrong for the Patriots, and a B to prove it.

The move everyone will second-guess came early. The Patriots reached some 86 spots for Gino Garcia, and value like that does not grow back. It nets out to a B, which feels about right.

The Brooks pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through edge rusher. The dealing nudged the ledger their way without much fuss.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the edge rusher spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick9 Rnd1 Will Campbell
In the Round 1 slot they get a building block for the line. A real need, handled.
Pick37 Rnd2 Nick Emmanwori
Nick Emmanwori at pick 37 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick38 Rnd2 Luther Burden III
They let Luther Burden III come to them and pounced at No. 38. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick40 Rnd2 Walter Nolen
A top-tier interior defensive lineman at a bargain, Walter Nolen in pick No. 40, plain and simple. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick69 Rnd3 TreVeyon Henderson
TreVeyon Henderson is a better player than slot 69 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick143 Rnd5 Hollin Pierce
Fair-plus on Hollin Pierce, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick144 Rnd5 Mitchell Evans
A straight-up fair deal on Mitchell Evans at Round 5, Pick 6, value and slot in agreement. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick217 Rnd7 Gino Garcia
They reached a country mile for Gino Garcia at pick 217, and the board is aghast. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
Pick220 Rnd7 Tahj Brooks
Tahj Brooks at pick No. 220 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It fills a real need, too.
Pick248 Rnd7 Bilhal Kone
A quiet steal in the 248th overall pick: Bilhal Kone for less than the market said. A minor need, but a need all the same.