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2025 NE draft version 1

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Draft Selections
Will Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (NE)
Will Campbell
OT LSU
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Harold Fannin Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
Harold Fannin Jr.
TE Bowling Green
Jalen Royals Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (NE)
Jalen Royals
WR Utah State
Zy Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (NE)
Zy Alexander
CB LSU
Ozzy Trapilo Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (NE)
Ozzy Trapilo
OT Boston College
Billy Bowman Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (NE)
Billy Bowman Jr.
S Oklahoma
Phil Mafah Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (NE)
Phil Mafah
RB Clemson
Upton Stout Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (NE)
Upton Stout
S Western Kentucky
KeAndre Lambert-Smith Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (NE)
KeAndre Lambert-Smith
WR Auburn
Draft Picks Received
Will Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DAL)
Will Campbell
OT LSU
Jalen Royals Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DAL)
Jalen Royals
WR Utah State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (DAL)
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Draft Picks Traded
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (DAL)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB TradesD FutureA
The Patriots won the night they stopped Mafah from sliding. Grade: B.

The board owed the Patriots one, and it paid up: Phil Mafah, the No. 167 name on the board, sitting there at No. 219 like a gift left on the doorstep. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B.

They punted on edge rusher, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. The dealing tilted against them, just enough to notice. The hoard sets up next April more than it helps this September.

They went 6 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Will Campbell
In the 12th pick they get an anchor for the offensive line at fair value. A real need, handled.
Pick38 Rnd2 Walter Nolen
Walter Nolen in the Round 2 slot should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick69 Rnd3 Harold Fannin Jr.
Value with a capital V on Harold Fannin Jr. in slot 69, a genuine coup. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick76 Rnd3 Jalen Royals
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Jalen Royals at Round 3, Pick 12. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick77 Rnd3 Zy Alexander
Fair-plus on Zy Alexander, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick105 Rnd4 Ozzy Trapilo
Steal is underselling it; Ozzy Trapilo at pick 105 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick145 Rnd5 Billy Bowman Jr.
Billy Bowman Jr. at pick No. 145 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick219 Rnd7 Phil Mafah
Phil Mafah in the 219th overall pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick222 Rnd7 Upton Stout
A top-tier safety at a bargain, Upton Stout in No. 222, plain and simple. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick240 Rnd7 KeAndre Lambert-Smith
You do not let a wide receiver like KeAndre Lambert-Smith reach slot 240 and blink. They did not. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.