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Draft Selections
Kelvin Banks Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (NE)
Kelvin Banks Jr.
OT Texas
Shavon Revel Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Shavon Revel Jr.
CB East Carolina
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
Deontae Lawson Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (NE)
Deontae Lawson
LB Alabama
Gunnar Helm Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (NE)
Gunnar Helm
TE Texas
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (NE)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Nicholas Singleton Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (NE)
Nicholas Singleton
RB Penn State
Kaden Prather Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (NE)
Kaden Prather
WR Maryland
Jack Kiser Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (NE)
Jack Kiser
LB Notre Dame
Draft Picks Received
Gunnar Helm Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (DEN)
Gunnar Helm
TE Texas
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (DEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (DEN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Colston Loveland Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (DEN)
Colston Loveland
TE Michigan
Players Gained
Head Shot
Kris Abrams-Draine
CB
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB- TradesB FutureB
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Patriots and Singleton: B.

Call it larceny. Nicholas Singleton sat on the board until pick 217, and the Patriots did not need to be asked twice. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B.

The Prather reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. For all the activity, edge rusher went untouched, which is hard to explain.

They squeezed a little extra out of every move they made. Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Kelvin Banks Jr.
In Round 1, Pick 4 they get an anchor for the offensive line. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick38 Rnd2 Shavon Revel Jr.
Somehow Shavon Revel Jr. was still sitting there in No. 38, and they pounced on premier cornerback value. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick69 Rnd3 Dylan Fairchild
Dylan Fairchild at slot 69 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick105 Rnd4 Deontae Lawson
Deontae Lawson in the Round 4 slot is a gift, value that borders on unfair. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick123 Rnd4 Gunnar Helm
You do not let a tight end like Gunnar Helm reach pick 123 and blink. They did not. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick143 Rnd5 Kevin Winston Jr.
A top-tier safety at a bargain, Kevin Winston Jr. in the 143rd pick, plain and simple. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick217 Rnd7 Nicholas Singleton
Steal is underselling it; Nicholas Singleton at the 217th overall pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. The roster fit checks out.
Pick220 Rnd7 Kaden Prather
Kaden Prather at pick No. 220 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick241 Rnd7 Jack Kiser
Jack Kiser in pick 241 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.