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Draft Selections
Kelvin Banks Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (NE)
Kelvin Banks Jr.
OT Texas
Will Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Will Johnson
CB Michigan
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (NE)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Xavier Restrepo Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (NE)
Xavier Restrepo
WR Miami
Barrett Carter Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (NE)
Barrett Carter
LB Clemson
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (NE)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Jeffrey Bassa Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (NE)
Jeffrey Bassa
LB Oregon
Rod Moore Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (NE)
Rod Moore
S Michigan
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (NE)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (NE)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
Draft Picks Received
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (PHI)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Barrett Carter Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (PHI)
Barrett Carter
LB Clemson
Jeffrey Bassa Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (PHI)
Jeffrey Bassa
LB Oregon
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (PHI)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Tyler Baron Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (PHI)
Tyler Baron
DE-EDGE Miami
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueA- NeedB- TradesC+ FutureB-
Grand theft in the 220th pick: the Patriots steal Mondon Jr. and grade out a B.

The board owed the Patriots one, and it paid up: Smael Mondon Jr., the No. 99 name on the board, sitting there at pick 220 like a gift left on the doorstep.

The edge rusher hole is the one line item this class does not answer. On the needs board they went 5 of 8, with wide receiver the one that mattered most. They chose more darts over a bigger single swing.

Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Kelvin Banks Jr.
In the 4th overall pick they get a cornerstone up front. A real need, handled.
Pick38 Rnd2 Will Johnson
They barely believed it either: Will Johnson still on the board at No. 38. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick69 Rnd3 Dylan Fairchild
A slide stopped in Round 3, Pick 5, with Dylan Fairchild worth more than the price. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick95 Rnd3 Jake Majors
Nothing to complain about; Jake Majors went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick104 Rnd4 Xavier Restrepo
They robbed the room for Xavier Restrepo here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick128 Rnd4 Barrett Carter
Steal is underselling it; Barrett Carter at the 128th pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick143 Rnd5 Cam Skattebo
The board fumbled Cam Skattebo all the way to pick 143, and they scooped it up. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick166 Rnd5 Jeffrey Bassa
Jeffrey Bassa at pick No. 166 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
Pick217 Rnd7 Rod Moore
Taking Rod Moore in slot 217 is close to grand larceny; a safety that good had no business lasting this long. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick220 Rnd7 Smael Mondon Jr.
Somehow Smael Mondon Jr. was still sitting there in pick 220, and they pounced on premier linebacker value. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Pick238 Rnd7 Oronde Gadsden II
Oronde Gadsden II in No. 238 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A need, and now a little less of one.