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    Patriots
Draft Selections
Kelvin Banks Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (NE)
Kelvin Banks Jr.
OT Texas
Tetairoa McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 19 RND: 1 (NE)
Tetairoa McMillan
WR Arizona
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 54 RND: 2 (NE)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Devin Neal Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (NE)
Devin Neal
RB Kansas
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (NE)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
Terrance Ferguson Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (NE)
Terrance Ferguson
TE Oregon
Antwaun Powell-Ryland Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (NE)
Antwaun Powell-Ryland
DL-EDGE Virginia Tech
Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (NE)
Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson...
OT Florida
Donovan Smith Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (NE)
Donovan Smith
QB Houston
R.J. Mickens Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (NE)
R.J. Mickens
S Clemson
Jamon Dumas-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 250 RND: 7 (NE)
Jamon Dumas-Johnson
LB Kentucky
Draft Picks Received
Kelvin Banks Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (IND)
Kelvin Banks Jr.
OT Texas
Tetairoa McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 19 RND: 1 (TB)
Tetairoa McMillan
WR Arizona
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 54 RND: 2 (GB)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (GB)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
Jamon Dumas-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 250 RND: 7 (GB)
Jamon Dumas-Johnson
LB Kentucky
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (IND)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (GB)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (IND)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Will Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (IND)
Will Johnson
CB Michigan
Bradyn Swinson Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (TB)
Bradyn Swinson
DE-EDGE LSU
Elijah Arroyo Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (TB)
Elijah Arroyo
TE Miami
Players Gained
Head Shot
Isaiah Dunn
CB
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB TradesB FutureA
A sensible, unshowy class lands the Patriots a B+.

Boards are made to be trusted, and the Patriots shredded theirs for Donovan Smith. He came off 35 spots early, and the room will hear about it. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B+.

The Mickens steal is the beam this whole class leans on. A whole weekend of picks and interior defensive lineman is somehow still a want.

Good work on the whole, with interior defensive lineman the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick14 Rnd1 Kelvin Banks Jr.
Kelvin Banks Jr. at the Round 1 slot nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. It fills a real need, too.
Pick19 Rnd1 Tetairoa McMillan
Tetairoa McMillan slid further than he should have, and pick 19 is lovely value for the wide receiver. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick54 Rnd2 Jayden Higgins
Jayden Higgins in Round 2, Pick 22 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick77 Rnd3 Devin Neal
Devin Neal at the 77th pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick87 Rnd3 Dylan Fairchild
A conviction pick on Dylan Fairchild at the 87th overall pick that the board grades a round light. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick106 Rnd4 Terrance Ferguson
They took Terrance Ferguson at par in pick No. 106, which is nothing to complain about. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick144 Rnd5 Antwaun Powell-Ryland
They went early on Antwaun Powell-Ryland in the Round 5 slot, and the value did not follow. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick217 Rnd7 Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson
Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson in No. 217 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick220 Rnd7 Donovan Smith
A wild overpay on Donovan Smith in pick No. 220, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick238 Rnd7 R.J. Mickens
The board fumbled R.J. Mickens all the way to Round 7, Pick 22, and they scooped it up. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick250 Rnd7 Jamon Dumas-Johnson
Jamon Dumas-Johnson in the 250th overall pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.