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  • Cedricjb DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Kelvin Banks Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (NE)
Kelvin Banks Jr.
OT Texas
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Ozzy Trapilo Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (NE)
Ozzy Trapilo
OT Boston College
Jordan Burch Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (NE)
Jordan Burch
DE-EDGE Oregon
Shemar Turner Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (NE)
Shemar Turner
DL Texas A&M
Jaylin Lane Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (NE)
Jaylin Lane
WR Virginia Tech
Bhayshul Tuten Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (NE)
Bhayshul Tuten
RB Virginia Tech
Jacob Parrish Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (NE)
Jacob Parrish
CB Kansas State
Torricelli Simpkins III Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (NE)
Torricelli Simpkins III
OG South Carolina
Isaac TeSlaa Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (NE)
Isaac TeSlaa
WR Arkansas
Draft Picks Received
Kelvin Banks Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (IND)
Kelvin Banks Jr.
OT Texas
Ozzy Trapilo Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (NYJ)
Ozzy Trapilo
OT Boston College
Shemar Turner Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (IND)
Shemar Turner
DL Texas A&M
Jaylin Lane Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (IND)
Jaylin Lane
WR Virginia Tech
Jacob Parrish Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (DAL)
Jacob Parrish
CB Kansas State
Draft Picks Traded
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Tai Felton Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (NYJ)
Tai Felton
WR Maryland
Shemar James Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (DAL)
Shemar James
LB Florida
Players traded away
Head Shot
Joe Milton III
QB
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall C+
ValueB NeedB TradesD FutureB-
The Patriots bled value on every deal, hence the C+.

You can hear the double-takes from here. The Patriots took Torricelli Simpkins III at the Round 7 slot, roughly 52 spots before his name belonged. It washes out to a C+, no better and no worse.

They lost the exchange badly enough to drag the whole class down. The Parrish steal is the beam this whole class leans on. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through quarterback.

Bottom line, the swing picks will decide whether this ages well.

Pick Analysis
Pick14 Rnd1 Kelvin Banks Jr.
In No. 14 they get protection for the quarterback. A real need, handled.
Pick38 Rnd2 Nick Emmanwori
They barely believed it either: Nick Emmanwori still on the board at the 38th pick. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick69 Rnd3 Jayden Higgins
Jayden Higgins at pick No. 69 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick73 Rnd3 Ozzy Trapilo
The board had cheaper options than Ozzy Trapilo at the Round 3 slot, and it noticed. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick77 Rnd3 Jordan Burch
A premium they did not need to pay, Jordan Burch a notch or two before his time. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick80 Rnd3 Shemar Turner
A market-rate interior defensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Shemar Turner. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick117 Rnd4 Jaylin Lane
A straight-up fair deal on Jaylin Lane at Round 4, Pick 15, value and slot in agreement. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick144 Rnd5 Bhayshul Tuten
They paid up for Bhayshul Tuten at the 144th overall pick when waiting would have done the job. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick149 Rnd5 Jacob Parrish
You do not let a cornerback like Jacob Parrish reach the Round 5 slot and blink. They did not. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick217 Rnd7 Torricelli Simpkins III
They talked themselves into Torricelli Simpkins III at the 217th pick, and the board did not agree. It fills a real need, too.
Pick220 Rnd7 Isaac TeSlaa
Isaac TeSlaa at No. 220 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.