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  • Willyboys DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Kelvin Banks Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (NE)
Kelvin Banks Jr.
OT Texas
Tre Harris Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Tre Harris
WR Ole Miss
Maxwell Hairston Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
Maxwell Hairston
CB Kentucky
Mason Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (NE)
Mason Taylor
TE LSU
Sebastian Castro Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (NE)
Sebastian Castro
S Iowa
Tahj Brooks Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (NE)
Tahj Brooks
RB Texas Tech
Jason Marshall Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (NE)
Jason Marshall Jr.
CB Florida
Miles Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (NE)
Miles Frazier
OG LSU
Chimere Dike Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (NE)
Chimere Dike
WR Florida
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Patriots won the night they stopped Dike from sliding. Grade: B-.

The board owed the Patriots one, and it paid up: Chimere Dike, the No. 202 name on the board, sitting there at pick 238 like a gift left on the doorstep.

They punted on edge rusher, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. Every board in the league had Frazier lower, and that gap is the story.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the edge rusher spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Kelvin Banks Jr.
In the 4th overall pick they get a building block for the line at fair value.
Pick38 Rnd2 Tre Harris
A reach for Tre Harris in No. 38; a little patience would have been rewarded. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick69 Rnd3 Maxwell Hairston
Maxwell Hairston in the Round 3 slot is fair value, right on his grade. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick77 Rnd3 Mason Taylor
No edge and no loss on Mason Taylor in pick No. 77; it is a wash and a sensible one. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick106 Rnd4 Sebastian Castro
Sebastian Castro in pick 106 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick144 Rnd5 Tahj Brooks
Tahj Brooks in Round 5, Pick 6 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick217 Rnd7 Jason Marshall Jr.
Jason Marshall Jr. at slot 217 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
Pick220 Rnd7 Miles Frazier
This one needs a full-page explanation: Miles Frazier in the 220th pick, miles early. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick238 Rnd7 Chimere Dike
Chimere Dike in the Round 7 slot is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.