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Draft Selections
Kelvin Banks Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NE)
Kelvin Banks Jr.
OT Texas
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (NE)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (NE)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (NE)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
Cody Simon Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Cody Simon
LB Ohio State
Draft Picks Received
Kelvin Banks Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (CLE)
Kelvin Banks Jr.
OT Texas
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (CLE)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (CIN)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (CLE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (CIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (CIN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Shedeur Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (CLE)
Shedeur Sanders
QB Colorado
Jordan Burch Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (CIN)
Jordan Burch
DE-EDGE Oregon
Players Gained
Head Shot
Denzel Ward
CB
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall A-
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureA
Best value of the weekend goes to the Patriots for Warren: A-.

The trade table was a mismatch, and the Patriots were on the right end of it, hauling in a fortune in surplus value.

If Simon pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through edge rusher.

On value alone, Warren makes the weekend a net positive.

Trust the process, because this time the process plainly worked.

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Kelvin Banks Jr.
In the 3rd overall pick they get an anchor for the offensive line. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick34 Rnd2 Nick Emmanwori
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Nick Emmanwori at Round 2, Pick 2. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick36 Rnd2 Tate Ratledge
Tate Ratledge at pick No. 36 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the offensive lineman. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick67 Rnd3 Tyler Warren
Tyler Warren in No. 67 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick81 Rnd3 Deone Walker
Deone Walker slipping to pick 81 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick103 Rnd4 Cody Simon
They talked themselves into Cody Simon at the Round 4 slot, and the board did not agree. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.