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Draft Selections
Will Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (NE)
Will Campbell
OT LSU
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Jacob Parrish Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (NE)
Jacob Parrish
CB Kansas State
Jalen McLeod Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (NE)
Jalen McLeod
LB-EDGE Auburn
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (NE)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (NE)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Bryson Nesbit Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (NE)
Bryson Nesbit
TE North Carolina
Draft Picks Traded
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (SF)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Andrew Mukuba Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (LV)
Andrew Mukuba
S Texas
Players Gained
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Christian McCaffrey
RB
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Kolton Miller
OT
Players traded away
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Cole Strange
OG
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Jahlani Tavai
LB
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Kendrick Bourne
WR
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueC+ NeedB TradesA+ FutureB-
The Patriots fleeced the room on the phones and earned a B.

Boards are made to be trusted, and the Patriots shredded theirs for Jalen McLeod. He came off 71 spots early, and the room will hear about it. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B.

The trade ledger is the best part of the whole weekend. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through safety. Grant at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster.

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Will Campbell
In slot 4 they get a cornerstone up front at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick38 Rnd2 Kenneth Grant
Value with a capital V on Kenneth Grant in the Round 2 slot, a genuine coup. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick106 Rnd4 Jacob Parrish
Jacob Parrish in pick No. 106 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick144 Rnd5 Jalen McLeod
A big swing on Jalen McLeod at the 144th pick, well ahead of any board in the building. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick171 Rnd5 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
A conviction pick on Dont'e Thornton Jr. at pick 171 that the board grades a round light. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick220 Rnd7 Jay Higgins
A tidy bit of business in Round 7, Pick 4, where Jay Higgins graded well above the range. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick238 Rnd7 Bryson Nesbit
This one needs a full-page explanation: Bryson Nesbit in the 238th pick, miles early. The roster fit checks out.