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Draft Selections
Kelvin Banks Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (NE)
Kelvin Banks Jr.
OT Texas
Benjamin Morrison Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Benjamin Morrison
CB Notre Dame
Xavier Restrepo Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
Xavier Restrepo
WR Miami
Omarr Norman-Lott Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (NE)
Omarr Norman-Lott
DT Tennessee
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (NE)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Sebastian Castro Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (NE)
Sebastian Castro
S Iowa
Brant Kuithe Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (NE)
Brant Kuithe
TE Utah
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (NE)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Chimere Dike Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (NE)
Chimere Dike
WR Florida
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Patriots let Castro fall and pounced. Final grade: B-.

The board owed the Patriots one, and it paid up: Sebastian Castro, the No. 89 name on the board, sitting there at the 145th overall pick like a gift left on the doorstep. It nets out to a B-, which feels about right.

That edge rusher hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. They are betting Kuithe proves the room right and everyone else wrong. They went 6 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the edge rusher spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Kelvin Banks Jr.
In pick 4 they get an anchor for the offensive line. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick38 Rnd2 Benjamin Morrison
No drama and no debate, Benjamin Morrison went about where he belonged in the 38th overall pick. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick69 Rnd3 Xavier Restrepo
A tidy little value on Xavier Restrepo in pick No. 69, a step better than break-even. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick77 Rnd3 Omarr Norman-Lott
Nothing to complain about; Omarr Norman-Lott went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick105 Rnd4 Cam Skattebo
Fair-plus on Cam Skattebo, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick145 Rnd5 Sebastian Castro
Sebastian Castro at slot 145 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick219 Rnd7 Brant Kuithe
Brant Kuithe in the 219th pick is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick222 Rnd7 Jay Higgins
They robbed the room for Jay Higgins here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick240 Rnd7 Chimere Dike
You do not let a wide receiver like Chimere Dike reach pick 240 and blink. They did not. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.