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Draft Selections
James Pearce Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (NE)
James Pearce Jr.
DE-EDGE Tennessee
Aireontae Ersery Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Aireontae Ersery
OT Minnesota
Isaiah Bond Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
Isaiah Bond
WR Texas
Denzel Burke Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (NE)
Denzel Burke
CB Ohio State
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (NE)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (NE)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Terrance Ferguson Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (NE)
Terrance Ferguson
TE Oregon
Cam Horsley Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (NE)
Cam Horsley
DT Boston College
Gino Garcia Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (NE)
Gino Garcia
PK Texas Tech
Jamon Dumas-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (NE)
Jamon Dumas-Johnson
LB Kentucky
Draft Picks Received
Denzel Burke Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (TB)
Denzel Burke
CB Ohio State
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (TB)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (TB)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Darien Porter Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (TB)
Darien Porter
CB Iowa State
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Patriots did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B.

The Patriots treated their own grade as gospel and everyone else's as noise, spending No. 222 on Gino Garcia a full 65 spots early.

Ferguson falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. For all the activity, quarterback went untouched, which is hard to explain. Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 James Pearce Jr.
In the Round 1 slot they get a double-digit-sack hope. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick38 Rnd2 Aireontae Ersery
Aireontae Ersery at Round 2, Pick 6 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick69 Rnd3 Isaiah Bond
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Isaiah Bond in the 69th overall pick. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick84 Rnd3 Denzel Burke
A market-rate cornerback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Denzel Burke. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick105 Rnd4 Kevin Winston Jr.
Kevin Winston Jr. in slot 105 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick120 Rnd4 Cam Skattebo
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Cam Skattebo at pick No. 120 is the proof. It fills a real need, too.
Pick145 Rnd5 Terrance Ferguson
Taking Terrance Ferguson in pick 145 is close to grand larceny; a tight end that good had no business lasting this long. The roster fit checks out.
Pick219 Rnd7 Cam Horsley
They paid sticker price for Cam Horsley in No. 219, and that is fine. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick222 Rnd7 Gino Garcia
Gino Garcia at slot 222 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
Pick240 Rnd7 Jamon Dumas-Johnson
Jamon Dumas-Johnson in the 240th pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.