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Draft Selections
Kelvin Banks Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (NE)
Kelvin Banks Jr.
OT Texas
Luther Burden III Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (NE)
Luther Burden III
WR Missouri
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (NE)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Raheim Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (NE)
Raheim Sanders
RB South Carolina
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (NE)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Jordan Hancock Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (NE)
Jordan Hancock
S Ohio State
Draft Picks Received
Kelvin Banks Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (NO)
Kelvin Banks Jr.
OT Texas
Luther Burden III Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (BAL)
Luther Burden III
WR Missouri
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (NO)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Draft Picks Traded
Cam Ward Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (NO)
Cam Ward
QB Miami
Josh Conerly Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (BAL)
Josh Conerly Jr.
OT Oregon
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (NO)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
Willie Lampkin Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (BAL)
Willie Lampkin
OG North Carolina
Upton Stout Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (BAL)
Upton Stout
S Western Kentucky
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueB+ NeedB TradesC+ FutureB-
The Patriots won the night they stopped Thornton Jr. from sliding. Grade: B-.

The Patriots did not reach, did not trade up, did not blink. They just waited, and Dont'e Thornton Jr. fell into the 220th pick.

That edge rusher hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. They left with wide receiver solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the edge rusher spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick9 Rnd1 Kelvin Banks Jr.
In the 9th overall pick they get an anchor for the offensive line. A real need, handled.
Pick27 Rnd1 Luther Burden III
In the 27th pick they get a difference-maker at receiver, and a steal at that. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick40 Rnd2 Jalon Walker
They let Jalon Walker come to them and pounced at the Round 2 slot. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick69 Rnd3 Tate Ratledge
By-the-book stuff, Tate Ratledge at Round 3, Pick 5 squarely in line with his ranking. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick144 Rnd5 Raheim Sanders
No drama and no debate, Raheim Sanders went about where he belonged in No. 144. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick220 Rnd7 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
Somehow Dont'e Thornton Jr. was still sitting there in pick 220, and they pounced on premier wide receiver value. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick238 Rnd7 Jordan Hancock
A safety of that caliber at slot 238 is the definition of value, full stop. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.