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Draft Selections
Kelvin Banks Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (NE)
Kelvin Banks Jr.
OT Texas
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Cameron Williams Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (NE)
Cameron Williams
OT Texas
Jalen Royals Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (NE)
Jalen Royals
WR Utah State
Sai'vion Jones Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (NE)
Sai'vion Jones
DE-EDGE LSU
Jaydon Blue Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (NE)
Jaydon Blue
RB Texas
Howard Cross III Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (NE)
Howard Cross III
DL Notre Dame
Drew Kendall Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (NE)
Drew Kendall
C Boston College
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B- for the Patriots.

The Patriots did not so much draft Drew Kendall as overpay for him, 48 picks clear of his grade. It sets an uneasy tone for the weekend. It nets out to a B-, which feels about right.

However the rest shakes out, Royals at that price is a win they earned. The quarterback spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

Edge rusher is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Kelvin Banks Jr.
In No. 4 they get a plug-and-play piece up front. A real need, handled.
Pick38 Rnd2 Tyler Booker
By-the-book stuff, Tyler Booker at the 38th pick squarely in line with his ranking. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick69 Rnd3 Xavier Watts
A safety of that caliber at slot 69 is the definition of value, full stop. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick77 Rnd3 Cameron Williams
They read the board right and Cameron Williams was the payoff at the Round 3 slot. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick106 Rnd4 Jalen Royals
Jalen Royals in pick 106 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick144 Rnd5 Sai'vion Jones
Sai'vion Jones at the 144th overall pick is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the edge rusher. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick217 Rnd7 Jaydon Blue
They robbed the room for Jaydon Blue here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick220 Rnd7 Howard Cross III
They paid sticker price for Howard Cross III in the 220th pick, and that is fine. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick238 Rnd7 Drew Kendall
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Drew Kendall. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.