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Draft Selections
Kelvin Banks Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (NE)
Kelvin Banks Jr.
OT Texas
Bradyn Swinson Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Bradyn Swinson
DE-EDGE LSU
Savion Williams Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
Savion Williams
WR TCU
Dorian Strong Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (NE)
Dorian Strong
CB Virginia Tech
Kaimon Rucker Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (NE)
Kaimon Rucker
DE-EDGE North Carolina
Malachi Moore Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (NE)
Malachi Moore
S Alabama
JJ Pegues Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (NE)
JJ Pegues
DT Ole Miss
Alijah Huzzie Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (NE)
Alijah Huzzie
CB North Carolina
Phil Mafah Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (NE)
Phil Mafah
RB Clemson
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueC NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
A respectable, level-headed haul for the Patriots: B-.

Boards are made to be trusted, and the Patriots shredded theirs for Kaimon Rucker. He came off 49 spots early, and the room will hear about it.

Leaving quarterback unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Mafah. They went 6 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

Good work on the whole, with quarterback the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Kelvin Banks Jr.
In No. 4 they get a building block for the line at fair value.
Pick38 Rnd2 Bradyn Swinson
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Bradyn Swinson. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick69 Rnd3 Savion Williams
A big swing on Savion Williams at pick No. 69, well ahead of any board in the building. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick77 Rnd3 Dorian Strong
They left a pile of value on the table to take Dorian Strong this early at the 77th overall pick. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick106 Rnd4 Kaimon Rucker
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Kaimon Rucker well ahead of where he belonged. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick144 Rnd5 Malachi Moore
A clean, defensible pick in pick 144 with a little surplus value in Malachi Moore. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick171 Rnd5 JJ Pegues
JJ Pegues at pick No. 171 is a conviction pick that outran the value. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick220 Rnd7 Alijah Huzzie
A market-rate cornerback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Alijah Huzzie. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
Pick238 Rnd7 Phil Mafah
Nice patience on Phil Mafah, who had no business lasting to slot 238. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.