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  • Darkknightcole DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Kelvin Banks Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NE)
Kelvin Banks Jr.
OT Texas
Isaiah Bond Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (NE)
Isaiah Bond
WR Texas
Jared Ivey Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (NE)
Jared Ivey
DE-EDGE Ole Miss
Deontae Lawson Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (NE)
Deontae Lawson
LB Alabama
Luke Kandra Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (NE)
Luke Kandra
OG Cincinnati
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (NE)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Bryce Foster Head Shot
PICK: 221 RND: 7 (NE)
Bryce Foster
C Kansas
Harold Perkins Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (NE)
Harold Perkins Jr.
LB LSU
Brashard Smith Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (NE)
Brashard Smith
RB SMU
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Patriots cashed the board's mistake on Smith: B-.

When a board-topper like Brashard Smith slides to the 235th pick, you do not overthink it, and the Patriots did not. The bottom line is a respectable B-.

Leaving interior defensive lineman unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. Every board in the league had Ivey lower, and that gap is the story.

They went 5 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for. Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Kelvin Banks Jr.
Kelvin Banks Jr. at Round 1, Pick 3 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick39 Rnd2 Isaiah Bond
Isaiah Bond slid further than he should have, and the Round 2 slot is lovely value for the wide receiver. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick70 Rnd3 Jared Ivey
They liked Jared Ivey enough to skip the value, taking him in the 70th overall pick. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick80 Rnd3 Deontae Lawson
No edge and no loss on Deontae Lawson in pick No. 80; it is a wash and a sensible one. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick106 Rnd4 Luke Kandra
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Luke Kandra. The roster fit checks out.
Pick141 Rnd5 Kevin Winston Jr.
Somehow Kevin Winston Jr. was still sitting there in slot 141, and they pounced on premier safety value. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick221 Rnd7 Bryce Foster
Bryce Foster at pick 221 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick223 Rnd7 Harold Perkins Jr.
The board fumbled Harold Perkins Jr. all the way to the 223rd pick, and they scooped it up. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
Pick235 Rnd7 Brashard Smith
Taking Brashard Smith in pick No. 235 is close to grand larceny; a running back that good had no business lasting this long. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.