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Draft Selections
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (NE)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Luther Burden III Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Luther Burden III
WR Missouri
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Ozzy Trapilo Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (NE)
Ozzy Trapilo
OT Boston College
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (NE)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
Andres Borregales Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (NE)
Andres Borregales
PK Miami
Shemar James Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (NE)
Shemar James
LB Florida
Caleb Ransaw Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (NE)
Caleb Ransaw
S Tulane
Dante Trader Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (NE)
Dante Trader Jr.
S Maryland
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueB- NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
A respectable, level-headed haul for the Patriots: B.

The Patriots spent real capital to be 42 picks early on Cam Skattebo, and the board is going to hold them to it. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B.

The Walker value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through quarterback. Edge rusher was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

Good work on the whole, with quarterback the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Abdul Carter
In No. 4 they get a quarterback's worst nightmare. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick38 Rnd2 Luther Burden III
Luther Burden III at Round 2, Pick 6 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick69 Rnd3 Cam Skattebo
They reached a country mile for Cam Skattebo at slot 69, and the board is aghast. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick77 Rnd3 Ozzy Trapilo
A straight-up fair deal on Ozzy Trapilo at the Round 3 slot, value and slot in agreement. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick106 Rnd4 Deone Walker
Deone Walker in the 106th overall pick is a gift, value that borders on unfair. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick144 Rnd5 Andres Borregales
They paid up for Andres Borregales at the 144th pick when waiting would have done the job. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
Pick217 Rnd7 Shemar James
Shemar James at slot 217 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick220 Rnd7 Caleb Ransaw
Caleb Ransaw slipping to the 220th pick is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick238 Rnd7 Dante Trader Jr.
A clean, defensible pick in No. 238 with a little surplus value in Dante Trader Jr.. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.