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Draft Selections
James Pearce Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (NE)
James Pearce Jr.
DE-EDGE Tennessee
Jahdae Barron Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (NE)
Jahdae Barron
CB Texas
Charles Grant Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (NE)
Charles Grant
OT William & Mary
Tez Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (NE)
Tez Johnson
WR Oregon
Demetrius Knight Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (NE)
Demetrius Knight Jr.
LB South Carolina
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (NE)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (NE)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Hayden Conner Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (NE)
Hayden Conner
OG Texas
Draft Picks Received
James Pearce Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DAL)
James Pearce Jr.
DE-EDGE Tennessee
Jahdae Barron Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Jahdae Barron
CB Texas
Charles Grant Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (ARI)
Charles Grant
OT William & Mary
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (DAL)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (DAL)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Mason Graham Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (DAL)
Mason Graham
DT Michigan
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (HOU)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
Kaleb Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (HOU)
Kaleb Johnson
RB Iowa
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (ARI)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB TradesF FutureA+
The Patriots let Skattebo fall and pounced. Final grade: B.

Thirty-one other rooms let Cam Skattebo slide, and the Patriots were the ones holding the card at pick 219. Highway robbery. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B.

The trade table is where this weekend went wrong. The interior defensive lineman spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. They are betting Grant proves the room right and everyone else wrong.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 James Pearce Jr.
In No. 12 they get a premier pass rusher. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick25 Rnd1 Jahdae Barron
In pick 25 they get a ballhawk on the outside at a price that makes it sweeter. More want than need.
Pick78 Rnd3 Charles Grant
Charles Grant at slot 78 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick105 Rnd4 Tez Johnson
They let Tez Johnson come to them and pounced at the Round 4 slot. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick145 Rnd5 Demetrius Knight Jr.
They will replay Demetrius Knight Jr. at pick No. 145 for years; that is how good the value is. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick219 Rnd7 Cam Skattebo
Cam Skattebo at Round 7, Pick 1 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick222 Rnd7 Smael Mondon Jr.
Smael Mondon Jr. in the 222nd overall pick is a gift, value that borders on unfair. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
Pick240 Rnd7 Hayden Conner
Steal is underselling it; Hayden Conner at the 240th pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It patches a soft spot without any drama.