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CJ Allen Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (NE)
CJ Allen
LB Georgia
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (NE)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Caden Curry Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (NE)
Caden Curry
DE Ohio State
Davison Igbinosun Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (NE)
Davison Igbinosun
CB Ohio State
Treydan Stukes Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (NE)
Treydan Stukes
CB Arizona
Rayshaun Benny Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (NE)
Rayshaun Benny
DL Michigan
Eric McAlister Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (NE)
Eric McAlister
WR TCU
Keyron Crawford Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (NE)
Keyron Crawford
DE Auburn
Will Kacmarek Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (NE)
Will Kacmarek
TE Ohio State
Eric Gentry Head Shot
PICK: 210 RND: 6 (NE)
Eric Gentry
LB USC
Haynes King Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (NE)
Haynes King
QB Georgia Tech
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
A sensible, unshowy class lands the Patriots a B-.

Call it belief, call it a gut call, but Eric Gentry at No. 210 is 58 spots clear of consensus, and that is the headline. It does the job without flash, and the B- reflects it.

The Slaughter pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch. Leaving safety unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. The Stukes pick is fine in a vacuum, less so with safety and running back still on the board.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick31 Rnd1 CJ Allen
In the 31st overall pick they get a three-down second-level presence at fair value.
Pick63 Rnd2 Jake Slaughter
They will replay Jake Slaughter at slot 63 for years; that is how good the value is. The roster fit checks out.
Pick95 Rnd3 Caden Curry
By-the-book stuff, Caden Curry at pick No. 95 squarely in line with his ranking. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick125 Rnd4 Davison Igbinosun
They left a pile of value on the table to take Davison Igbinosun this early at the 125th pick. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick131 Rnd4 Treydan Stukes
A surprising call. With safety and running back still to address, they spent pick 131 on Treydan Stukes, a cornerback they were not short of.
Pick169 Rnd5 Rayshaun Benny
A reach for Rayshaun Benny in Round 5, Pick 31; a little patience would have been rewarded. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick189 Rnd6 Eric McAlister
Steal is underselling it; Eric McAlister at the 189th overall pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick200 Rnd6 Keyron Crawford
A real head-scratcher, Keyron Crawford in the Round 6 slot is miles ahead of his ranking. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick207 Rnd6 Will Kacmarek
Will Kacmarek at No. 207 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick210 Rnd6 Eric Gentry
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Eric Gentry. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
Pick247 Rnd7 Haynes King
Haynes King slipping to the 247th pick is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.