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Draft Selections
Kelvin Banks Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (NE)
Kelvin Banks Jr.
OT Texas
Luther Burden III Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Luther Burden III
WR Missouri
Darien Porter Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
Darien Porter
CB Iowa State
Jalen Royals Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (NE)
Jalen Royals
WR Utah State
Darius Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (NE)
Darius Alexander
DT Toledo
Cody Simon Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (NE)
Cody Simon
LB Ohio State
Kyle Monangai Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (NE)
Kyle Monangai
RB Rutgers
Jordan Hancock Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (NE)
Jordan Hancock
S Ohio State
Alijah Huzzie Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (NE)
Alijah Huzzie
CB North Carolina
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Patriots let Huzzie fall and pounced. Final grade: B-.

You build a draft on nights like this. Alijah Huzzie had no business being available in the 238th overall pick, and the Patriots did the only sane thing and turned in the card.

The edge rusher spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. The Porter pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. Job largely done: wide receiver settled and 5 of 8 of the wish list covered.

Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

Good work on the whole, with edge rusher the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Kelvin Banks Jr.
In No. 4 they get protection for the quarterback at fair value.
Pick38 Rnd2 Luther Burden III
Nice patience on Luther Burden III, who had no business lasting to the Round 2 slot. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick69 Rnd3 Darien Porter
A conviction pick on Darien Porter at pick No. 69 that the board grades a round light. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick77 Rnd3 Jalen Royals
The board had Jalen Royals higher than slot 77, and the wide receiver fell to them anyway. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick106 Rnd4 Darius Alexander
They read the board right and Darius Alexander was the payoff at the 106th overall pick. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick144 Rnd5 Cody Simon
Cody Simon at the 144th pick is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick217 Rnd7 Kyle Monangai
Kyle Monangai at Round 7, Pick 1 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the running back. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick220 Rnd7 Jordan Hancock
They did well to land Jordan Hancock in pick 220, just ahead of his grade. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick238 Rnd7 Alijah Huzzie
A cornerback of that caliber at Round 7, Pick 22 is the definition of value, full stop. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.