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Draft Selections
Kelvin Banks Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (NE)
Kelvin Banks Jr.
OT Texas
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (NE)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Quinshon Judkins Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
Quinshon Judkins
RB Ohio State
Maxwell Hairston Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (NE)
Maxwell Hairston
CB Kentucky
Chris Paul Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (NE)
Chris Paul Jr.
LB Ole Miss
Oluwafemi Oladejo Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (NE)
Oluwafemi Oladejo
LB-EDGE UCLA
Vernon Broughton Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (NE)
Vernon Broughton
DL Texas
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (NE)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Jason Marshall Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (NE)
Jason Marshall Jr.
CB Florida
Draft Picks Received
Kelvin Banks Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DAL)
Kelvin Banks Jr.
OT Texas
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Chris Paul Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (CIN)
Chris Paul Jr.
LB Ole Miss
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (DAL)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Jason Marshall Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (CIN)
Jason Marshall Jr.
CB Florida
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (CIN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Mason Graham Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (DAL)
Mason Graham
DT Michigan
JT Tuimoloau Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (CIN)
JT Tuimoloau
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Players Gained
Head Shot
Tyler Guyton
OT
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall A-
ValueB- NeedB TradesA+ FutureA+
Nobody dealt better than the Patriots this weekend: A-.

It is the swing that defines the weekend: Vernon Broughton in the Round 5 slot, a good 42 spots before the room expected him.

Every deal seemed to tilt their way, which is not luck. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped safety, which is a strange place to end up.

The Tyler Guyton pickup adds a known quantity to a class of unknowns. Stockpiling next year's capital is patient, if unglamorous, asset work.

The kind of weekend a front office frames and hangs on the wall.

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Kelvin Banks Jr.
In slot 12 they get a building block for the line. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick49 Rnd2 Jayden Higgins
They paid a round early for Jayden Higgins in the 49th pick, more than the board wanted. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick69 Rnd3 Quinshon Judkins
Quinshon Judkins in pick No. 69 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick77 Rnd3 Maxwell Hairston
Maxwell Hairston at No. 77 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick81 Rnd3 Chris Paul Jr.
No drama and no debate, Chris Paul Jr. went about where he belonged in Round 3, Pick 17. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick106 Rnd4 Oluwafemi Oladejo
Value said wait; Oluwafemi Oladejo in pick 106 says they were not listening. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick144 Rnd5 Vernon Broughton
Vernon Broughton at slot 144 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick171 Rnd5 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
The board had cheaper options than Dont'e Thornton Jr. at pick 171, and it noticed. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick193 Rnd6 Jason Marshall Jr.
Jason Marshall Jr. at the 193rd overall pick jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.