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Draft Selections
Kelvin Banks Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (NE)
Kelvin Banks Jr.
OT Texas
James Pearce Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (NE)
James Pearce Jr.
DE Tennessee
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (NE)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Elic Ayomanor Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (NE)
Elic Ayomanor
WR Stanford
Kaleb Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (NE)
Kaleb Johnson
RB Iowa
Parker Brailsford Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (NE)
Parker Brailsford
C Alabama
Robert Spears-Jennings Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (NE)
Robert Spears-Jennings
S Oklahoma
DJ Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (NE)
DJ Campbell
OG Texas
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueA- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Patriots let Johnson fall and pounced. Final grade: B.

Thirty-one other rooms let Kaleb Johnson slide, and the Patriots were the ones holding the card at the 142nd overall pick. Highway robbery.

They punted on interior defensive lineman, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. They went 6 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

Good work on the whole, with interior defensive lineman the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Kelvin Banks Jr.
In the 4th overall pick they get a blindside protector. A real need, handled.
Pick36 Rnd2 James Pearce Jr.
James Pearce Jr. at the 36th pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick68 Rnd3 Jalon Walker
Taking Jalon Walker in the Round 3 slot is close to grand larceny; a linebacker that good had no business lasting this long. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick83 Rnd3 Tyler Warren
They will replay Tyler Warren at Round 3, Pick 19 for years; that is how good the value is. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick105 Rnd4 Elic Ayomanor
Nothing to complain about; Elic Ayomanor went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick142 Rnd5 Kaleb Johnson
They barely believed it either: Kaleb Johnson still on the board at No. 142. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick220 Rnd7 Parker Brailsford
Parker Brailsford at pick 220 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick223 Rnd7 Robert Spears-Jennings
Robert Spears-Jennings in slot 223 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick241 Rnd7 DJ Campbell
You do not let an offensive lineman like DJ Campbell reach the 241st overall pick and blink. They did not. It fills a real need, too.