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    Patriots
Draft Selections
Brandon Cisse Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (NE)
Brandon Cisse
CB South Carolina
Malachi Fields Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (NE)
Malachi Fields
WR Notre Dame
Domonique Orange Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (NE)
Domonique Orange
DL Iowa State
Vincent Anthony Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (NE)
Vincent Anthony Jr.
DE-EDGE Duke
Jalon Kilgore Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (NE)
Jalon Kilgore
S South Carolina
Keylan Rutledge Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (NE)
Keylan Rutledge
OG Georgia Tech
Aamil Wagner Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (NE)
Aamil Wagner
OT Notre Dame
Oscar Delp Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (NE)
Oscar Delp
TE Georgia
Eric O'Neill Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (NE)
Eric O'Neill
DE-EDGE Rutgers
Zxavian Harris Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (NE)
Zxavian Harris
DT Ole Miss
Kaelon Black Head Shot
PICK: 210 RND: 6 (NE)
Kaelon Black
RB Indiana
Joey Aguilar Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (NE)
Joey Aguilar
QB Tennessee
Draft Picks Received
Brandon Cisse Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (KC)
Brandon Cisse
CB South Carolina
Domonique Orange Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (KC)
Domonique Orange
DL Iowa State
Draft Picks Traded
Romello Height Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (KC)
Romello Height
DE-EDGE Texas Tech
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesB FutureB-
More right than wrong for the Patriots, and a B- to prove it.

The Patriots treated their own grade as gospel and everyone else's as noise, spending pick No. 95 on Vincent Anthony Jr. a full 96 spots early. It does the job without flash, and the B- reflects it.

The Kilgore pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged. On the needs board they went 8 of 8, with edge rusher the one that mattered most.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick40 Rnd2 Brandon Cisse
They did well to land Brandon Cisse in the 40th pick, just ahead of his grade. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick63 Rnd2 Malachi Fields
They liked Malachi Fields enough to skip the value, taking him in the Round 2 slot. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick74 Rnd3 Domonique Orange
Domonique Orange in pick 74 is fair value, right on his grade. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick95 Rnd3 Vincent Anthony Jr.
A real head-scratcher, Vincent Anthony Jr. in slot 95 is miles ahead of his ranking. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick125 Rnd4 Jalon Kilgore
Jalon Kilgore at Round 4, Pick 25 is money in the bank, a safety taken below his worth. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick131 Rnd4 Keylan Rutledge
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Keylan Rutledge at No. 131. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick169 Rnd5 Aamil Wagner
By-the-book stuff, Aamil Wagner at pick 169 squarely in line with his ranking. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick189 Rnd6 Oscar Delp
No edge and no loss on Oscar Delp in the Round 6 slot; it is a wash and a sensible one. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick200 Rnd6 Eric O'Neill
A wild overpay on Eric O'Neill in Round 6, Pick 21, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick207 Rnd6 Zxavian Harris
They went early on Zxavian Harris in No. 207, and the value did not follow. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick210 Rnd6 Kaelon Black
Kaelon Black at the 210th pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick247 Rnd7 Joey Aguilar
They reached a country mile for Joey Aguilar at pick No. 247, and the board is aghast. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.