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Draft Selections
Tetairoa McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (NE)
Tetairoa McMillan
WR Arizona
Isaiah Bond Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (NE)
Isaiah Bond
WR Texas
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (NE)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Jack Nelson Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (NE)
Jack Nelson
OT Wisconsin
Ozzy Trapilo Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (NE)
Ozzy Trapilo
OT Boston College
Deontae Lawson Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (NE)
Deontae Lawson
LB Alabama
Gunnar Helm Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (NE)
Gunnar Helm
TE Texas
Garrett Dellinger Head Shot
PICK: 221 RND: 7 (NE)
Garrett Dellinger
OG LSU
Tim Smith Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (NE)
Tim Smith
DL Alabama
Brashard Smith Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (NE)
Brashard Smith
RB SMU
Draft Picks Received
Tetairoa McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (IND)
Tetairoa McMillan
WR Arizona
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (IND)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (IND)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (IND)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (IND)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Travis Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (IND)
Travis Hunter
CB Colorado
Players Gained
Head Shot
Blake Freeland
OT
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesD+ FutureA+
The Patriots cashed the board's mistake on Smith: B.

You could see the war room lean forward. Brashard Smith at the Round 7 slot is the sort of fall that does not happen, except it just did. It does the job without flash, and the B reflects it.

They will need Smith to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it. The edge rusher hole is the one line item this class does not answer. They were the ones paying the moving tax this weekend.

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Tetairoa McMillan
In the 12th pick they get a No. 1 receiver. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick39 Rnd2 Isaiah Bond
Good price on Isaiah Bond in the Round 2 slot, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick43 Rnd2 Malaki Starks
A safety of that caliber at the 43rd overall pick is the definition of value, full stop. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick70 Rnd3 Jack Nelson
They reached into another round for Jack Nelson, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick80 Rnd3 Ozzy Trapilo
This one needs a full-page explanation: Ozzy Trapilo in Round 3, Pick 16, miles early. It fills a real need, too.
Pick106 Rnd4 Deontae Lawson
Deontae Lawson in pick 106 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick141 Rnd5 Gunnar Helm
Gunnar Helm at pick No. 141 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick221 Rnd7 Garrett Dellinger
Garrett Dellinger at No. 221 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick223 Rnd7 Tim Smith
Tim Smith in slot 223 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick235 Rnd7 Brashard Smith
Brashard Smith in pick No. 235 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.