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Draft Selections
Kelvin Banks Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (NE)
Kelvin Banks Jr.
OT Texas
Aireontae Ersery Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Aireontae Ersery
OT Minnesota
Azareye'h Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
Azareye'h Thomas
CB Florida State
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (NE)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Isaiah Bond Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (NE)
Isaiah Bond
WR Texas
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Patriots cashed the board's mistake on Bond: B-.

Thirty-one other rooms let Isaiah Bond slide, and the Patriots were the ones holding the card at slot 105. Highway robbery. Call it a sensible B-, earned the boring way.

They will regret leaving edge rusher for another day if the season turns on it. Reaching for Ersery left real value on the table behind him.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but edge rusher.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Kelvin Banks Jr.
In pick No. 4 they get a building block for the line at fair value.
Pick38 Rnd2 Aireontae Ersery
They went early on Aireontae Ersery in slot 38, and the value did not follow. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick69 Rnd3 Azareye'h Thomas
Azareye'h Thomas slid further than he should have, and Round 3, Pick 5 is lovely value for the cornerback. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick77 Rnd3 Jayden Higgins
Jayden Higgins slipping to the Round 3 slot is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick105 Rnd4 Isaiah Bond
You do not let a wide receiver like Isaiah Bond reach No. 105 and blink. They did not. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.