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Draft Selections
Will Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (NE)
Will Campbell
OT LSU
Emery Jones Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Emery Jones Jr.
OT LSU
Antwane Wells Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (NE)
Antwane Wells Jr.
WR Ole Miss
Lander Barton Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (NE)
Lander Barton
LB Utah
Jordan Hancock Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (NE)
Jordan Hancock
CB Ohio State
Dillon Gabriel Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (NE)
Dillon Gabriel
QB Oregon
Trevor Etienne Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 4 (NE)
Trevor Etienne
RB Georgia
Keon Sabb Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 5 (NE)
Keon Sabb
S Alabama
Tim Smith Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 7 (NE)
Tim Smith
DT Alabama
Draft Picks Received
Will Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (IND)
Will Campbell
OT LSU
Antwane Wells Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (IND)
Antwane Wells Jr.
WR Ole Miss
Jordan Hancock Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (IND)
Jordan Hancock
CB Ohio State
Dillon Gabriel Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (ATL)
Dillon Gabriel
QB Oregon
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (IND)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (IND)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Luther Burden III Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (IND)
Luther Burden III
WR Missouri
Players Gained
Head Shot
Michael Pittman Jr.
WR
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall A-
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureA+
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Patriots and Gabriel: A-.

You could see the war room lean forward. Dillon Gabriel at slot 85 is the sort of fall that does not happen, except it just did. This is how you run a draft, and the A- reflects it.

They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast. The edge rusher spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

The Wells Jr. pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over.

Trust the process, because this time the process plainly worked.

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Will Campbell
In the Round 1 slot they get a blindside protector. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick34 Rnd2 Emery Jones Jr.
Emery Jones Jr. at pick 34 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. The roster fit checks out.
Pick44 Rnd2 Antwane Wells Jr.
Antwane Wells Jr. in Round 2, Pick 12 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick66 Rnd3 Lander Barton
Lander Barton at the 66th overall pick is money in the bank, a linebacker taken below his worth. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick76 Rnd3 Jordan Hancock
Nothing to complain about; Jordan Hancock went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick85 Rnd3 Dillon Gabriel
The board fumbled Dillon Gabriel all the way to the 85th pick, and they scooped it up. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick98 Rnd4 Trevor Etienne
They will replay Trevor Etienne at pick No. 98 for years; that is how good the value is. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick130 Rnd5 Keon Sabb
They robbed the room for Keon Sabb here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick194 Rnd7 Tim Smith
They paid sticker price for Tim Smith in pick No. 194, and that is fine. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.