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Draft Selections
Kelvin Banks Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (NE)
Kelvin Banks Jr.
OT Texas
Jack Bech Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Jack Bech
WR TCU
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Ozzy Trapilo Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (NE)
Ozzy Trapilo
OT Boston College
Anthony Belton Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (NE)
Anthony Belton
OT NC State
KeAndre Lambert-Smith Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (NE)
KeAndre Lambert-Smith
WR Auburn
Jarquez Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (NE)
Jarquez Hunter
RB Auburn
Andrew Armstrong Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (NE)
Andrew Armstrong
WR Arkansas
Eli Cox Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (NE)
Eli Cox
C Kentucky
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueC NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
More right than wrong for the Patriots, and a B- to prove it.

The Eli Cox pick is the one that will follow the Patriots into the fall. They took him 105 spots ahead of his grade, and the board is not shy about saying so. It does the job without flash, and the B- reflects it.

They punted on edge rusher, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. Wide receiver is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Kelvin Banks Jr.
In No. 4 they get a blindside protector. A real need, handled.
Pick38 Rnd2 Jack Bech
Jack Bech at the Round 2 slot is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick69 Rnd3 Tate Ratledge
Tate Ratledge at the 69th overall pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick77 Rnd3 Ozzy Trapilo
Ozzy Trapilo at Round 3, Pick 13 is a conviction pick that outran the value. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick106 Rnd4 Anthony Belton
They liked Anthony Belton enough to skip the value, taking him in slot 106. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick144 Rnd5 KeAndre Lambert-Smith
A real head-scratcher, KeAndre Lambert-Smith in the 144th pick is miles ahead of his ranking. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick217 Rnd7 Jarquez Hunter
Jarquez Hunter in the Round 7 slot is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. It fills a real need, too.
Pick220 Rnd7 Andrew Armstrong
A big swing on Andrew Armstrong at the 220th pick, well ahead of any board in the building. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick238 Rnd7 Eli Cox
Eli Cox in slot 238 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A need, and now a little less of one.