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Draft Selections
Kelvin Banks Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (NE)
Kelvin Banks Jr.
OT Texas
Aireontae Ersery Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (NE)
Aireontae Ersery
OT Minnesota
Harold Fannin Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
Harold Fannin Jr.
TE Bowling Green
Elic Ayomanor Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (NE)
Elic Ayomanor
WR Stanford
Jordan Phillips Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (NE)
Jordan Phillips
DT Maryland
Tory Horton Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (NE)
Tory Horton
WR Colorado State
Jeffrey Bassa Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (NE)
Jeffrey Bassa
LB Oregon
Tommi Hill Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (NE)
Tommi Hill
CB Nebraska
Hollin Pierce Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (NE)
Hollin Pierce
OT Rutgers
Draft Picks Received
Kelvin Banks Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DAL)
Kelvin Banks Jr.
OT Texas
Aireontae Ersery Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (DAL)
Aireontae Ersery
OT Minnesota
Jeffrey Bassa Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (DAL)
Jeffrey Bassa
LB Oregon
Tommi Hill Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (DAL)
Tommi Hill
CB Nebraska
Hollin Pierce Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
Hollin Pierce
OT Rutgers
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (DAL)
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Draft Picks Traded
Mason Graham Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (DAL)
Mason Graham
DT Michigan
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (DAL)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesF FutureA+
The Patriots let Pierce fall into their laps, and walked away with a B-.

The board owed the Patriots one, and it paid up: Hollin Pierce, the No. 118 name on the board, sitting there at pick 174 like a gift left on the doorstep. A dependable weekend that grades out a B-.

The trade table is where this weekend went wrong. That edge rusher hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. The cost of the Phillips reach is exactly the players who went right after him.

Wide receiver was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Kelvin Banks Jr.
In slot 12 they get an anchor for the offensive line. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick44 Rnd2 Aireontae Ersery
Aireontae Ersery at pick 44 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick69 Rnd3 Harold Fannin Jr.
Harold Fannin Jr. is a better player than the 69th pick suggests; smart patience, rewarded. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick77 Rnd3 Elic Ayomanor
A wide receiver of that caliber at No. 77 is the definition of value, full stop. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick105 Rnd4 Jordan Phillips
Jordan Phillips at Round 4, Pick 4 is a conviction pick that outran the value. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick145 Rnd5 Tory Horton
Steal is underselling it; Tory Horton at pick No. 145 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick150 Rnd5 Jeffrey Bassa
Jeffrey Bassa in the Round 5 slot should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick170 Rnd5 Tommi Hill
Tommi Hill at the 170th overall pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick174 Rnd5 Hollin Pierce
Circle this one: Hollin Pierce at the 174th overall pick is a fall that decides a draft. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.