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Draft Selections
Kelvin Banks Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (NE)
Kelvin Banks Jr.
OT Texas
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Jack Bech Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
Jack Bech
WR TCU
Quinshon Judkins Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (NE)
Quinshon Judkins
RB Ohio State
Jaylin Noel Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (NE)
Jaylin Noel
WR Iowa State
Logan Brown Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (NE)
Logan Brown
OT Kansas
Miles Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (NE)
Miles Frazier
OG LSU
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (NE)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
Trevor Etienne Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (NE)
Trevor Etienne
RB Georgia
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Patriots won the night they stopped Gadsden II from sliding. Grade: B-.

The Patriots spent the weekend waiting on one name, and it fell: Oronde Gadsden II, the No. 181 name on the board, in the Round 7 slot. They moved the roster forward and banked a B- for it.

Reaching for Higgins left real value on the table behind him. That edge rusher hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

They went 4 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for. The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but edge rusher.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Kelvin Banks Jr.
In slot 4 they get an anchor for the offensive line. A real need, handled.
Pick38 Rnd2 Jayden Higgins
Value said wait; Jayden Higgins in pick No. 38 says they were not listening. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick69 Rnd3 Jack Bech
Fair-plus on Jack Bech, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick77 Rnd3 Quinshon Judkins
A slide stopped in the Round 3 slot, with Quinshon Judkins worth more than the price. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick106 Rnd4 Jaylin Noel
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Jaylin Noel at Round 4, Pick 4. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick144 Rnd5 Logan Brown
By-the-book stuff, Logan Brown at the 144th overall pick squarely in line with his ranking. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick217 Rnd7 Miles Frazier
They talked themselves into Miles Frazier at No. 217, and the board did not agree. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick220 Rnd7 Oronde Gadsden II
They barely believed it either: Oronde Gadsden II still on the board at pick 220. The roster fit checks out.
Pick238 Rnd7 Trevor Etienne
Trevor Etienne in the 238th pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.