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Draft Selections
Kelvin Banks Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NE)
Kelvin Banks Jr.
OT Texas
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (NE)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (NE)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Jalen Royals Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (NE)
Jalen Royals
WR Utah State
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Barrett Carter Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 5 (NE)
Barrett Carter
LB Clemson
Nicholas Singleton Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (NE)
Nicholas Singleton
RB Penn State
Seth McLaughlin Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (NE)
Seth McLaughlin
C Ohio State
Julian Fleming Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (NE)
Julian Fleming
WR Penn State
Draft Picks Received
Kelvin Banks Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (CLE)
Kelvin Banks Jr.
OT Texas
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (CLE)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (CLE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (CLE)
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Draft Picks Traded
Cam Ward Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (CLE)
Cam Ward
QB Miami
Players Gained
Head Shot
Greg Newsome II
CB
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall A-
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureA
The Patriots cashed the board's mistake on Singleton: A-.

The Patriots spent the weekend waiting on one name, and it fell: Nicholas Singleton, the No. 102 name on the board, in the 219th overall pick. Very little went wrong, and the A- is earned.

Every deal seemed to tilt their way, which is not luck. Every board in the league had Fleming lower, and that gap is the story.

The edge rusher spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

Bottom line, they did the job about as well as it can be done.

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Kelvin Banks Jr.
In the Round 1 slot they get a building block for the line. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick34 Rnd2 Kenneth Grant
Kenneth Grant at pick No. 34 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick36 Rnd2 Tyler Booker
Tyler Booker at slot 36 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick67 Rnd3 Tyler Warren
You do not let a tight end like Tyler Warren reach pick 67 and blink. They did not. The roster fit checks out.
Pick79 Rnd3 Jalen Royals
Jalen Royals at No. 79 is money in the bank, a wide receiver taken below his worth. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick103 Rnd4 TreVeyon Henderson
TreVeyon Henderson in the 103rd overall pick is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick138 Rnd5 Barrett Carter
The board fumbled Barrett Carter all the way to the 138th pick, and they scooped it up. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick219 Rnd7 Nicholas Singleton
They robbed the room for Nicholas Singleton here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick220 Rnd7 Seth McLaughlin
Taking Seth McLaughlin in pick No. 220 is close to grand larceny; an offensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick238 Rnd7 Julian Fleming
They talked themselves into Julian Fleming at pick 238, and the board did not agree. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.