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Draft Selections
Kelvin Banks Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (NE)
Kelvin Banks Jr.
OT Texas
Patrick Payton Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Patrick Payton
DE-EDGE Florida State
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (NE)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Shavon Revel Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (NE)
Shavon Revel Jr.
CB East Carolina
Xavier Restrepo Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (NE)
Xavier Restrepo
WR Miami
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 4 (NE)
Jalon Walker
LB-EDGE Georgia
Mason Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 6 (NE)
Mason Taylor
TE LSU
DJ Uiagalelei Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (NE)
DJ Uiagalelei
QB Florida State
Connor Colby Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 7 (NE)
Connor Colby
OG Iowa
Draft Picks Received
Kelvin Banks Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (LV)
Kelvin Banks Jr.
OT Texas
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (LV)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Xavier Restrepo Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (LV)
Xavier Restrepo
WR Miami
Mason Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 6 (LAR)
Mason Taylor
TE LSU
DJ Uiagalelei Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (LAR)
DJ Uiagalelei
QB Florida State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (LV)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (LV)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Will Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (LV)
Will Johnson
CB Michigan
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 5 (LAR)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
Players Gained
Head Shot
Michael Gallup
WR
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B+
ValueB- NeedB TradesB+ FutureA+
A solid, sensible weekend for the Patriots: B+.

You can draft well and still miss the point. The Patriots did plenty of tidy work and somehow never got around to safety, which was the need that mattered most. It nets out to a B+, which feels about right.

The Michael Gallup deal gives the class an established piece to lean on. However the rest shakes out, Revel Jr. at that price is a win they earned. Small wins on the phones, but wins all the same.

The future picks help the war chest more than the win-now roster.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick7 Rnd1 Kelvin Banks Jr.
In No. 7 they get an anchor for the offensive line at fair value.
Pick34 Rnd2 Patrick Payton
Patrick Payton at pick No. 34 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick39 Rnd2 Walter Nolen
A straight-up fair deal on Walter Nolen at the 39th overall pick, value and slot in agreement. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick66 Rnd3 Shavon Revel Jr.
Shavon Revel Jr. in the Round 3 slot is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick71 Rnd3 Xavier Restrepo
They took Xavier Restrepo at par in the 71st pick, which is nothing to complain about. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick98 Rnd4 Jalon Walker
They paid a round early for Jalon Walker in slot 98, more than the board wanted. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick178 Rnd6 Mason Taylor
A reach on Mason Taylor in pick 178; the board had better options right there. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick181 Rnd6 DJ Uiagalelei
No drama and no debate, DJ Uiagalelei went about where he belonged in Round 6, Pick 21. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick194 Rnd7 Connor Colby
No edge and no loss on Connor Colby in slot 194; it is a wash and a sensible one. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.