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    Patriots
Draft Selections
Kelvin Banks Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (NE)
Kelvin Banks Jr.
OT Texas
Landon Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Landon Jackson
DL-EDGE Arkansas
Jalen Royals Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
Jalen Royals
WR Utah State
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (NE)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Alijah Huzzie Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (NE)
Alijah Huzzie
CB North Carolina
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (NE)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Roc Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (NE)
Roc Taylor
WR Memphis
Tommy Akingbesote Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (NE)
Tommy Akingbesote
DT Maryland
Fadil Diggs Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (NE)
Fadil Diggs
DL-EDGE Syracuse
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Good, not great, for the Patriots: B-.

Call it a hunch or call it a gamble, but the Patriots spent Round 7, Pick 4 on Tommy Akingbesote, a name most had 122 spots down the list. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B-.

On value alone, Henderson makes the weekend a net positive. Leaving quarterback unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Kelvin Banks Jr.
Kelvin Banks Jr. in the 4th overall pick is fair value, right on his grade. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick38 Rnd2 Landon Jackson
They paid sticker price for Landon Jackson in No. 38, and that is fine. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick69 Rnd3 Jalen Royals
A tidy little value on Jalen Royals in the 69th pick, a step better than break-even. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick77 Rnd3 Malaki Starks
They barely believed it either: Malaki Starks still on the board at pick 77. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick106 Rnd4 Alijah Huzzie
Alijah Huzzie in pick No. 106 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick144 Rnd5 TreVeyon Henderson
They will replay TreVeyon Henderson at Round 5, Pick 6 for years; that is how good the value is. The roster fit checks out.
Pick217 Rnd7 Roc Taylor
A big swing on Roc Taylor at pick No. 217, well ahead of any board in the building. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick220 Rnd7 Tommy Akingbesote
Value said wait; Tommy Akingbesote in slot 220 says they were not listening. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick238 Rnd7 Fadil Diggs
A market-rate edge rusher, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Fadil Diggs. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.