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Draft Selections
Kelvin Banks Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (NE)
Kelvin Banks Jr.
OT Texas
JT Tuimoloau Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
JT Tuimoloau
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Darien Porter Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (NE)
Darien Porter
CB Iowa State
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (NE)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
RJ Harvey Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (NE)
RJ Harvey
RB UCF
JJ Pegues Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (NE)
JJ Pegues
DT Ole Miss
R.J. Mickens Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (NE)
R.J. Mickens
S Clemson
Kyren Lacy Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (NE)
Kyren Lacy
WR LSU
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
No fireworks, just a tidy B- for the Patriots.

There was a run on nobody at that position, and the Patriots started one anyway for Kyren Lacy, 56 picks ahead of schedule. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B-.

Getting Pegues where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class. A whole weekend of picks and quarterback is somehow still a want.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Kelvin Banks Jr.
In Round 1, Pick 4 they get protection for the quarterback. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick38 Rnd2 JT Tuimoloau
JT Tuimoloau in the 38th overall pick is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick69 Rnd3 Jayden Higgins
Jayden Higgins at the Round 3 slot is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick77 Rnd3 Darien Porter
No edge and no loss on Darien Porter in No. 77; it is a wash and a sensible one. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick106 Rnd4 Donovan Jackson
Taking Donovan Jackson in the 106th pick is close to grand larceny; an offensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick144 Rnd5 RJ Harvey
RJ Harvey in pick 144 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick217 Rnd7 JJ Pegues
A top-tier interior defensive lineman at a bargain, JJ Pegues in slot 217, plain and simple. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick220 Rnd7 R.J. Mickens
R.J. Mickens at No. 220 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick238 Rnd7 Kyren Lacy
A big swing on Kyren Lacy at pick 238, well ahead of any board in the building. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.