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  • patsblue DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Kelvin Banks Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (NE)
Kelvin Banks Jr.
OT Texas
Shemar Stewart Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (NE)
Shemar Stewart
DL-EDGE Texas A&M
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (NE)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
Tai Felton Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (NE)
Tai Felton
WR Maryland
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Cody Simon Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 5 (NE)
Cody Simon
LB Ohio State
Damien Martinez Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (NE)
Damien Martinez
RB Miami
Jaylen Reed Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (NE)
Jaylen Reed
S Penn State
Donovan Edwards Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (NE)
Donovan Edwards
RB Michigan
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
A solid, sensible weekend for the Patriots: B-.

The one they had to fix is still broken. The Patriots left quarterback untouched, and that omission hangs over an otherwise reasonable haul.

Every board in the league had Stewart lower, and that gap is the story. However the rest shakes out, Simon at that price is a win they earned.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick1 Rnd1 Kelvin Banks Jr.
Kelvin Banks Jr. at the 1st pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick36 Rnd2 Shemar Stewart
A reach for Shemar Stewart in the 36th overall pick; a little patience would have been rewarded. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick67 Rnd3 Deone Walker
A market-rate interior defensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Deone Walker. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick79 Rnd3 Tai Felton
Tai Felton in pick 79 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick103 Rnd4 Jake Majors
Jake Majors in Round 4, Pick 2 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick138 Rnd5 Cody Simon
Nice patience on Cody Simon, who had no business lasting to the Round 5 slot. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick219 Rnd7 Damien Martinez
A straight-up fair deal on Damien Martinez at No. 219, value and slot in agreement. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick220 Rnd7 Jaylen Reed
Jaylen Reed in slot 220 is fair value, right on his grade. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick238 Rnd7 Donovan Edwards
Nothing to complain about; Donovan Edwards went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.