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Draft Selections
KC Concepcion Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (NE)
KC Concepcion
WR Texas A&M
Austin Barber Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (NE)
Austin Barber
OT Florida
Genesis Smith Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (NE)
Genesis Smith
S Arizona
Keylan Rutledge Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (NE)
Keylan Rutledge
OG Georgia Tech
Hezekiah Masses Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (NE)
Hezekiah Masses
CB California
Nate Boerkircher Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (NE)
Nate Boerkircher
TE Texas A&M
Dane Key Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (NE)
Dane Key
WR Nebraska
Raylen Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (NE)
Raylen Wilson
LB Georgia
Bryce Foster Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (NE)
Bryce Foster
C Kansas
Desmond Reid Head Shot
PICK: 210 RND: 6 (NE)
Desmond Reid
RB Pittsburgh
Kamran James Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (NE)
Kamran James
DE-EDGE Florida
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B- for the Patriots.

It is the swing that defines the weekend: Kamran James in pick No. 247, a good 27 spots before the room expected him.

A whole weekend of picks and interior defensive lineman is somehow still a want. Edge rusher was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick31 Rnd1 KC Concepcion
In pick 31 they get a difference-maker at receiver. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick63 Rnd2 Austin Barber
They reached a country mile for Austin Barber at pick No. 63, and the board is aghast. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick95 Rnd3 Genesis Smith
By-the-book stuff, Genesis Smith at Round 3, Pick 31 squarely in line with his ranking. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick125 Rnd4 Keylan Rutledge
Keylan Rutledge at the Round 4 slot is right where the board had him, plain and simple. The roster fit checks out.
Pick131 Rnd4 Hezekiah Masses
No drama and no debate, Hezekiah Masses went about where he belonged in No. 131. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick169 Rnd5 Nate Boerkircher
A straight-up fair deal on Nate Boerkircher at slot 169, value and slot in agreement. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick189 Rnd6 Dane Key
Dane Key in the Round 6 slot is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick200 Rnd6 Raylen Wilson
A market-rate linebacker, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Raylen Wilson. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick207 Rnd6 Bryce Foster
They took Bryce Foster at par in No. 207, which is nothing to complain about. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick210 Rnd6 Desmond Reid
They paid sticker price for Desmond Reid in the 210th pick, and that is fine. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick247 Rnd7 Kamran James
Kamran James at the 247th overall pick is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.