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Draft Selections
Caleb Banks Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (NE)
Caleb Banks
DL Florida
Jaishawn Barham Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (NE)
Jaishawn Barham
LB-EDGE Michigan
Connor Lew Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (NE)
Connor Lew
C Auburn
Deion Burks Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (NE)
Deion Burks
WR Oklahoma
Kaleb Elarms-Orr Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (NE)
Kaleb Elarms-Orr
LB TCU
Aamil Wagner Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (NE)
Aamil Wagner
OT Notre Dame
Marlin Klein Head Shot
PICK: 191 RND: 6 (NE)
Marlin Klein
TE Michigan
Domani Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (NE)
Domani Jackson
CB Alabama
VJ Payne Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (NE)
VJ Payne
S Kansas State
Tyler Onyedim Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (NE)
Tyler Onyedim
DE-EDGE Texas A&M
Logan Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (NE)
Logan Taylor
OG Boston College
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueC NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
More right than wrong for the Patriots, and a B- to prove it.

It is the swing that defines the weekend: Tyler Onyedim in No. 212, a good 67 spots before the room expected him. It nets out to a B-, which feels about right.

The Lew steal is the beam this whole class leans on. The quarterback hole is the one line item this class does not answer. On the needs board they went 6 of 8, with edge rusher the one that mattered most.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick31 Rnd1 Caleb Banks
In pick 31 they get an anchor for the defensive front, even if it was a touch early. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick63 Rnd2 Jaishawn Barham
They talked themselves into Jaishawn Barham at No. 63, and the board did not agree. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick95 Rnd3 Connor Lew
Connor Lew at the Round 3 slot is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick125 Rnd4 Deion Burks
A quiet steal in pick No. 125: Deion Burks for less than the market said. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick131 Rnd4 Kaleb Elarms-Orr
Kaleb Elarms-Orr at the 131st overall pick is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick171 Rnd5 Aamil Wagner
Aamil Wagner in the 171st pick is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick191 Rnd6 Marlin Klein
Taking Marlin Klein in pick No. 191 is close to grand larceny; a tight end that good had no business lasting this long. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick198 Rnd6 Domani Jackson
Circle this one: Domani Jackson at No. 198 is a fall that decides a draft. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick202 Rnd6 VJ Payne
Value with a capital V on VJ Payne in the 202nd pick, a genuine coup. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick212 Rnd6 Tyler Onyedim
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Tyler Onyedim. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick247 Rnd7 Logan Taylor
A big swing on Logan Taylor at pick 247, well ahead of any board in the building. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.