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  • COlty DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Will Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (NE)
Will Campbell
OT LSU
Tre Harris Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Tre Harris
WR Ole Miss
Cobee Bryant Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
Cobee Bryant
CB Kansas
Ashton Gillotte Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (NE)
Ashton Gillotte
DE-EDGE Louisville
David Walker Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (NE)
David Walker
LB-EDGE Central Arkansas
Dayon Hayes Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (NE)
Dayon Hayes
DE-EDGE Colorado
Jeffrey Bassa Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (NE)
Jeffrey Bassa
LB Oregon
Cody Simon Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (NE)
Cody Simon
LB Ohio State
Jonas Sanker Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (NE)
Jonas Sanker
S Virginia
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueC NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Patriots checked most of the boxes and earned a B-.

If confidence were a draft strategy, the Patriots would have aced it. Dayon Hayes at No. 144 is 173 spots clear of where he belonged.

The Sanker pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged. For all the activity, interior defensive lineman went untouched, which is hard to explain.

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.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the interior defensive lineman spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Will Campbell
No drama and no debate, Will Campbell went about where he belonged in the 4th pick. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick38 Rnd2 Tre Harris
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Tre Harris well ahead of where he belonged. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick69 Rnd3 Cobee Bryant
Cobee Bryant in the 69th overall pick is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick77 Rnd3 Ashton Gillotte
Ashton Gillotte at pick No. 77 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick106 Rnd4 David Walker
They took David Walker at par in pick 106, which is nothing to complain about. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick144 Rnd5 Dayon Hayes
Value said wait; Dayon Hayes in No. 144 says they were not listening. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick171 Rnd5 Jeffrey Bassa
Jeffrey Bassa in pick No. 171 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick220 Rnd7 Cody Simon
Cody Simon in pick 220 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
Pick238 Rnd7 Jonas Sanker
Jonas Sanker at No. 238 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.