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  • cdurkin24 DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Kelvin Banks Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (NE)
Kelvin Banks Jr.
OT Texas
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Quinshon Judkins Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (NE)
Quinshon Judkins
RB Ohio State
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (NE)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Nick Nash Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (NE)
Nick Nash
WR San Jose State
Luke Lachey Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (NE)
Luke Lachey
TE Iowa
Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (NE)
Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson...
OT Florida
Jamon Dumas-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (NE)
Jamon Dumas-Johnson
LB Kentucky
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
The Patriots robbed the room for Crenshaw-Dickson. Final grade: B-.

The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson, the 220th pick, roughly 21 picks past where he belonged. Good, not great, and the B- says as much.

That edge rusher hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. Wide receiver is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it. Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Kelvin Banks Jr.
In Round 1, Pick 4 they get a building block for the line. A real need, handled.
Pick38 Rnd2 Jalon Walker
Value with a capital V on Jalon Walker in slot 38, a genuine coup. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick69 Rnd3 Tate Ratledge
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Tate Ratledge. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick77 Rnd3 Quinshon Judkins
A tidy bit of business in the 77th overall pick, where Quinshon Judkins graded well above the range. It fills a real need, too.
Pick106 Rnd4 Kevin Winston Jr.
Kevin Winston Jr. at the Round 4 slot is money in the bank, a safety taken below his worth. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick144 Rnd5 Nick Nash
No edge and no loss on Nick Nash in pick 144; it is a wash and a sensible one. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick217 Rnd7 Luke Lachey
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Luke Lachey in the 217th pick. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick220 Rnd7 Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson
They barely believed it either: Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson still on the board at pick No. 220. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick238 Rnd7 Jamon Dumas-Johnson
A straight-up fair deal on Jamon Dumas-Johnson at Round 7, Pick 22, value and slot in agreement. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.