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Wyatt Milum Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (NE)
Wyatt Milum
OT West Virginia
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Kaleb Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
Kaleb Johnson
RB Iowa
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (NE)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Darien Porter Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (NE)
Darien Porter
CB Iowa State
Deontae Lawson Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (NE)
Deontae Lawson
LB Alabama
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (NE)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
Bhayshul Tuten Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (NE)
Bhayshul Tuten
RB Virginia Tech
Seth McLaughlin Head Shot
PICK: 253 RND: 7 (NE)
Seth McLaughlin
C Ohio State
Draft Picks Received
Darien Porter Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (SEA)
Darien Porter
CB Iowa State
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (NO)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
Seth McLaughlin Head Shot
PICK: 253 RND: 7 (NO)
Seth McLaughlin
C Ohio State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (SEA)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (NO)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (NO)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Jordan James Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (NO)
Jordan James
RB Oregon
DJ Uiagalelei Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (NO)
DJ Uiagalelei
QB Florida State
Nohl Williams Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (NO)
Nohl Williams
CB California
Players traded away
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Chukwuma Okorafor
OT
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Rhamondre Stevenson
RB
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall C
ValueB NeedB- TradesF FutureB-
The Patriots cashed the board's mistake on Tuten: C.

Thirty-one other rooms let Bhayshul Tuten slide, and the Patriots were the ones holding the card at pick No. 241. Highway robbery.

They handed away value on the phones that the picks cannot earn back. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped edge rusher, which is a strange place to end up.

Call it incomplete, and check back in a couple of seasons.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Wyatt Milum
Wyatt Milum at pick 4 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick38 Rnd2 Tate Ratledge
Good price on Tate Ratledge in slot 38, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick69 Rnd3 Kaleb Johnson
Kaleb Johnson at the Round 3 slot is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It fills a real need, too.
Pick77 Rnd3 Xavier Watts
Xavier Watts in pick No. 77 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick82 Rnd3 Darien Porter
Darien Porter at the 82nd overall pick is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the cornerback. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick105 Rnd4 Deontae Lawson
They barely believed it either: Deontae Lawson still on the board at Round 4, Pick 4. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick183 Rnd6 Oronde Gadsden II
Taking Oronde Gadsden II in the 183rd pick is close to grand larceny; a tight end that good had no business lasting this long. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick241 Rnd7 Bhayshul Tuten
Steal is underselling it; Bhayshul Tuten at No. 241 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. The roster fit checks out.
Pick253 Rnd7 Seth McLaughlin
You do not let an offensive lineman like Seth McLaughlin reach the 253rd pick and blink. They did not. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.