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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
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Demetrius Knight Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (NE)
Demetrius Knight Jr.
LB South Carolina
Ozzy Trapilo Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (NE)
Ozzy Trapilo
OT Boston College
CJ West Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (NE)
CJ West
DT Indiana
LeQuint Allen Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (NE)
LeQuint Allen
RB Syracuse
Jonas Sanker Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (NE)
Jonas Sanker
S Virginia
Alijah Huzzie Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (NE)
Alijah Huzzie
CB North Carolina
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Patriots let Allen fall into their laps, and walked away with a B-.

Every so often the board makes a mistake, and the Patriots were there to profit. LeQuint Allen, the No. 134 name on the board, should have been long gone before the 219th pick. More right than wrong, and a B- to match.

The West reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through edge rusher. On the needs board they went 5 of 8, with wide receiver the one that mattered most.

The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Will Campbell
In the 4th overall pick they get a blindside protector. A real need, handled.
Pick38 Rnd2 Emeka Egbuka
A quiet steal in No. 38: Emeka Egbuka for less than the market said. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick69 Rnd3 Jayden Higgins
Jayden Higgins in pick No. 69 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick77 Rnd3 Demetrius Knight Jr.
You do not let a linebacker like Demetrius Knight Jr. reach slot 77 and blink. They did not. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick105 Rnd4 Ozzy Trapilo
Ozzy Trapilo in the Round 4 slot should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick145 Rnd5 CJ West
A swing that ignored the value entirely, CJ West well ahead of where he belonged. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick219 Rnd7 LeQuint Allen
They barely believed it either: LeQuint Allen still on the board at Round 7, Pick 1. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick222 Rnd7 Jonas Sanker
Value with a capital V on Jonas Sanker in pick 222, a genuine coup. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick240 Rnd7 Alijah Huzzie
Taking Alijah Huzzie in the Round 7 slot is close to grand larceny; a cornerback that good had no business lasting this long. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.