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RUN ON APR 16, 2026

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  • pj_doucette DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Peter Woods Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (NE)
Peter Woods
DT Clemson
Germie Bernard Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (NE)
Germie Bernard
WR Alabama
A.J. Haulcy Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (NE)
A.J. Haulcy
S LSU
Connor Lew Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (NE)
Connor Lew
C Auburn
Mikail Kamara Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (NE)
Mikail Kamara
DE-EDGE Indiana
Sam Roush Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (NE)
Sam Roush
TE Stanford
Aamil Wagner Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (NE)
Aamil Wagner
OT Notre Dame
Jeff Caldwell Head Shot
PICK: 191 RND: 6 (NE)
Jeff Caldwell
WR Cincinnati
Taylen Green Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (NE)
Taylen Green
QB Arkansas
Ephesians Prysock Head Shot
PICK: 199 RND: 6 (NE)
Ephesians Prysock
CB Washington
Cameron Ball Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (NE)
Cameron Ball
DT Arkansas
Aaron Graves Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (NE)
Aaron Graves
DT Iowa
Eli Heidenreich Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (NE)
Eli Heidenreich
WR Navy
Draft Picks Received
Germie Bernard Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (CIN)
Germie Bernard
WR Alabama
Connor Lew Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (CIN)
Connor Lew
C Auburn
Ephesians Prysock Head Shot
PICK: 199 RND: 6 (CIN)
Ephesians Prysock
CB Washington
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (CIN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Lee Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (CIN)
Lee Hunter
DT Texas Tech
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Patriots won the night they stopped Haulcy from sliding. Grade: B.

Call it larceny. A.J. Haulcy sat on the board until the 95th pick, and the Patriots did not need to be asked twice. No fireworks, but a solid B.

They will need Kamara to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it. Leaving running back unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

On the needs board they went 7 of 8, with edge rusher the one that mattered most. Trading back for volume was the quiet throughline of their weekend.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick Analysis
Pick31 Rnd1 Peter Woods
In the 31st pick they get a pocket-collapsing interior rusher. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick72 Rnd3 Germie Bernard
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Germie Bernard at the Round 3 slot. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick95 Rnd3 A.J. Haulcy
Circle this one: A.J. Haulcy at No. 95 is a fall that decides a draft. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick110 Rnd4 Connor Lew
Connor Lew at slot 110 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick125 Rnd4 Mikail Kamara
A real head-scratcher, Mikail Kamara in pick No. 125 is miles ahead of his ranking. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick131 Rnd4 Sam Roush
They robbed the room for Sam Roush here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick171 Rnd5 Aamil Wagner
They paid sticker price for Aamil Wagner in Round 5, Pick 31, and that is fine. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick191 Rnd6 Jeff Caldwell
A straight-up fair deal on Jeff Caldwell at the 191st overall pick, value and slot in agreement. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick198 Rnd6 Taylen Green
Nothing to complain about; Taylen Green went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick199 Rnd6 Ephesians Prysock
The board had Ephesians Prysock higher than No. 199, and the cornerback fell to them anyway. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick202 Rnd6 Cameron Ball
They did well to land Cameron Ball in pick 202, just ahead of his grade. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick212 Rnd6 Aaron Graves
Aaron Graves at Round 6, Pick 31 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the interior defensive lineman. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick247 Rnd7 Eli Heidenreich
No edge and no loss on Eli Heidenreich in the 247th pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.