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Draft Selections
Tetairoa McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (NE)
Tetairoa McMillan
WR Arizona
Josh Conerly Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 19 RND: 1 (NE)
Josh Conerly Jr.
OT Oregon
Colston Loveland Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (NE)
Colston Loveland
TE Michigan
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (NE)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
David Walker Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (NE)
David Walker
LB-EDGE Central Arkansas
Luke Kandra Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (NE)
Luke Kandra
OG Cincinnati
Alijah Huzzie Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (NE)
Alijah Huzzie
CB North Carolina
Donovan Smith Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (NE)
Donovan Smith
QB Houston
Ja'Quinden Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (NE)
Ja'Quinden Jackson
RB Arkansas
Akili Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (NE)
Akili Arnold
S USC
Draft Picks Received
Tetairoa McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (IND)
Tetairoa McMillan
WR Arizona
Josh Conerly Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 19 RND: 1 (TB)
Josh Conerly Jr.
OT Oregon
Colston Loveland Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (IND)
Colston Loveland
TE Michigan
Ja'Quinden Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (IND)
Ja'Quinden Jackson
RB Arkansas
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (IND)
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
JT Tuimoloau Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (TB)
JT Tuimoloau
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Ashton Gillotte Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (TB)
Ashton Gillotte
DE-EDGE Louisville
Players Gained
Head Shot
Josh Downs
WR
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall A-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureA
The Patriots fleeced the room on the phones and earned a A-.

The move everyone will second-guess came early. The Patriots reached some 35 spots for Donovan Smith, and value like that does not grow back. A near-flawless weekend of work, and a A- to cap it.

They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast. A whole weekend of picks and interior defensive lineman is somehow still a want. They banked enough surplus on Loveland to cover a lot of smaller sins.

In the end it comes back to Tetairoa McMillan, and a haul good enough to build on right away.

Pick Analysis
Pick14 Rnd1 Tetairoa McMillan
In the Round 1 slot they get a difference-maker at receiver at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick19 Rnd1 Josh Conerly Jr.
In Round 1, Pick 19 they get a building block for the line, even if it was a touch early. A real need, handled.
Pick45 Rnd2 Colston Loveland
Colston Loveland in pick No. 45 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It fills a real need, too.
Pick77 Rnd3 Jayden Higgins
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Jayden Higgins at slot 77. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick106 Rnd4 David Walker
A market-rate edge rusher, with the board and the slot shaking hands on David Walker. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick144 Rnd5 Luke Kandra
Luke Kandra in pick 144 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. The roster fit checks out.
Pick217 Rnd7 Alijah Huzzie
Alijah Huzzie at No. 217 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick220 Rnd7 Donovan Smith
Donovan Smith at slot 220 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick232 Rnd7 Ja'Quinden Jackson
Ja'Quinden Jackson slipping to the 232nd overall pick is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick238 Rnd7 Akili Arnold
Akili Arnold in the Round 7 slot is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.