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Draft Selections
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (NE)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Tetairoa McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Tetairoa McMillan
WR Arizona
Matthew Golden Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (NE)
Matthew Golden
WR Texas
Ozzy Trapilo Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (NE)
Ozzy Trapilo
OT Boston College
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (NE)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (NE)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
Jaylen Reed Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (NE)
Jaylen Reed
S Penn State
Joshua Gray Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (NE)
Joshua Gray
OG Oregon State
Draft Picks Received
Ozzy Trapilo Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (LV)
Ozzy Trapilo
OT Boston College
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (CAR)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (LV)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Kaimon Rucker Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (CAR)
Kaimon Rucker
DE-EDGE North Carolina
Dillon Gabriel Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (LV)
Dillon Gabriel
QB Oregon
Players Gained
Head Shot
Jarrett Kingston
OT
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B+
ValueB+ NeedA- TradesB- FutureB
Larceny in slot 77 lands the Patriots a B+, Golden and all.

This is the pick they will still be bragging about in July: Matthew Golden, the No. 11 name on the board, stolen at the Round 3 slot.

They punted on interior defensive lineman, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. They went 6 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for. Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

The Jarrett Kingston pickup adds a known quantity to a class of unknowns.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Abdul Carter
In slot 4 they get a double-digit-sack hope at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick38 Rnd2 Tetairoa McMillan
Tetairoa McMillan in the Round 2 slot is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick77 Rnd3 Matthew Golden
Matthew Golden in the 77th pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick108 Rnd4 Ozzy Trapilo
Ozzy Trapilo in pick 108 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick144 Rnd5 Cam Skattebo
A running back of that caliber at the 144th overall pick is the definition of value, full stop. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick217 Rnd7 Oronde Gadsden II
Oronde Gadsden II at pick No. 217 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick220 Rnd7 Jaylen Reed
They will replay Jaylen Reed at Round 7, Pick 4 for years; that is how good the value is. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick238 Rnd7 Joshua Gray
They robbed the room for Joshua Gray here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It fills a real need, too.