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Draft Selections
Matthew Golden Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (NE)
Matthew Golden
WR Texas
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
JT Tuimoloau Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (NE)
JT Tuimoloau
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Kaleb Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
Kaleb Johnson
RB Iowa
Cameron Williams Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (NE)
Cameron Williams
OT Texas
Lathan Ransom Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (NE)
Lathan Ransom
S Ohio State
Jordan Phillips Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (NE)
Jordan Phillips
DT Maryland
Antwaun Powell-Ryland Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (NE)
Antwaun Powell-Ryland
DL-EDGE Virginia Tech
Mitchell Evans Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (NE)
Mitchell Evans
TE Notre Dame
Simeon Barrow Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (NE)
Simeon Barrow Jr.
DL Miami
Isaac TeSlaa Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (NE)
Isaac TeSlaa
WR Arkansas
Draft Picks Received
Matthew Golden Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (CIN)
Matthew Golden
WR Texas
JT Tuimoloau Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
JT Tuimoloau
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Jordan Phillips Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (CIN)
Jordan Phillips
DT Maryland
Mitchell Evans Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (DAL)
Mitchell Evans
TE Notre Dame
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (CIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (CIN)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Shemar Stewart Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (CIN)
Shemar Stewart
DE-EDGE Texas A&M
Zeek Biggers Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (DAL)
Zeek Biggers
DT Georgia Tech
Players Gained
Head Shot
Orlando Brown Jr.
OT
Players traded away
Head Shot
Joe Milton III
QB
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall A
ValueB NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureA
The Patriots let Warren fall and pounced. Final grade: A.

If you want a masterclass in dealing, watch the Patriots, who turned every swap into a profit this weekend. They executed a plan and it shows in the A.

Warren falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. Leaving quarterback unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

Trust the process, because this time the process plainly worked.

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Matthew Golden
In No. 17 they get a home-run threat at receiver. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick38 Rnd2 Tyler Warren
Circle this one: Tyler Warren at the Round 2 slot is a fall that decides a draft. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick49 Rnd2 JT Tuimoloau
A market-rate edge rusher, with the board and the slot shaking hands on JT Tuimoloau. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick69 Rnd3 Kaleb Johnson
Taking Kaleb Johnson in pick 69 is close to grand larceny; a running back that good had no business lasting this long. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick77 Rnd3 Cameron Williams
Cameron Williams slid further than he should have, and pick No. 77 is lovely value for the offensive lineman. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick106 Rnd4 Lathan Ransom
A tidy little value on Lathan Ransom in Round 4, Pick 4, a step better than break-even. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick119 Rnd4 Jordan Phillips
Jordan Phillips at the 119th pick is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick144 Rnd5 Antwaun Powell-Ryland
The board had cheaper options than Antwaun Powell-Ryland at Round 5, Pick 6, and it noticed. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick149 Rnd5 Mitchell Evans
They paid sticker price for Mitchell Evans in the 149th overall pick, and that is fine. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick217 Rnd7 Simeon Barrow Jr.
A straight-up fair deal on Simeon Barrow Jr. at the Round 7 slot, value and slot in agreement. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick220 Rnd7 Isaac TeSlaa
They paid up for Isaac TeSlaa at No. 220 when waiting would have done the job. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.