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Draft Selections
Kelvin Banks Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (NE)
Kelvin Banks Jr.
OT Texas
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (NE)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Jack Sawyer Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Jack Sawyer
DE Ohio State
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (NE)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (NE)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Kaleb Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (NE)
Kaleb Johnson
RB Iowa
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (NE)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Jared Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (NE)
Jared Wilson
C Georgia
Raheim Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (NE)
Raheim Sanders
RB South Carolina
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Grand theft in No. 220: the Patriots steal Higgins and grade out a B.

The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: Jay Higgins, the 220th overall pick, roughly 163 picks past where he belonged. Call it a sensible B, earned the boring way.

Every board in the league had Thornton Jr. lower, and that gap is the story. The interior defensive lineman hole is the one line item this class does not answer. Edge rusher was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but interior defensive lineman.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Kelvin Banks Jr.
Kelvin Banks Jr. at pick No. 4 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick36 Rnd2 Nick Emmanwori
Circle this one: Nick Emmanwori at pick 36 is a fall that decides a draft. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick68 Rnd3 Jack Sawyer
Jack Sawyer in No. 68 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick83 Rnd3 Tyler Warren
Taking Tyler Warren in the Round 3 slot is close to grand larceny; a tight end that good had no business lasting this long. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick105 Rnd4 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
They left a pile of value on the table to take Dont'e Thornton Jr. this early at slot 105. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick142 Rnd5 Kaleb Johnson
They will replay Kaleb Johnson at the 142nd pick for years; that is how good the value is. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick220 Rnd7 Jay Higgins
Steal is underselling it; Jay Higgins at the 220th overall pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick223 Rnd7 Jared Wilson
They barely believed it either: Jared Wilson still on the board at Round 7, Pick 9. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick241 Rnd7 Raheim Sanders
The board fumbled Raheim Sanders all the way to the 241st pick, and they scooped it up. A need, and now a little less of one.