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Draft Selections
Kelvin Banks Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (NE)
Kelvin Banks Jr.
OT Texas
Luther Burden III Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (NE)
Luther Burden III
WR Missouri
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (NE)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (NE)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
LT Overton Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (NE)
LT Overton
DE Alabama
Chris Paul Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (NE)
Chris Paul Jr.
LB Ole Miss
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (NE)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Tony Grimes Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (NE)
Tony Grimes
CB UNLV
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Patriots robbed the room for Paul Jr.. Final grade: B.

The rest of the league will want that one back. Chris Paul Jr. tumbling to the Patriots in slot 220 is a gift they did not have to think twice about. The bottom line is a respectable B.

If Grimes pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about. The interior defensive lineman hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

They left with edge rusher solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off. The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Kelvin Banks Jr.
In pick 4 they get protection for the quarterback. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick36 Rnd2 Luther Burden III
Value with a capital V on Luther Burden III in Round 2, Pick 4, a genuine coup. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick68 Rnd3 Dylan Fairchild
Dylan Fairchild slid further than he should have, and the Round 3 slot is lovely value for the offensive lineman. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick83 Rnd3 Omarion Hampton
Taking Omarion Hampton in the 83rd overall pick is close to grand larceny; a running back that good had no business lasting this long. The roster fit checks out.
Pick105 Rnd4 Tyler Warren
They will replay Tyler Warren at the 105th pick for years; that is how good the value is. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick142 Rnd5 LT Overton
They robbed the room for LT Overton here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick220 Rnd7 Chris Paul Jr.
Chris Paul Jr. in slot 220 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick223 Rnd7 Jay Higgins
A linebacker of that caliber at No. 223 is the definition of value, full stop. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.
Pick241 Rnd7 Tony Grimes
A big swing on Tony Grimes at pick 241, well ahead of any board in the building. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.