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  • pj_doucette DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (NE)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Luther Burden III Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (NE)
Luther Burden III
WR Missouri
Marcus Mbow Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
Marcus Mbow
OT Purdue
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (NE)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Maxwell Hairston Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (NE)
Maxwell Hairston
CB Kentucky
Devin Neal Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (NE)
Devin Neal
RB Kansas
Malachi Moore Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (NE)
Malachi Moore
S Alabama
Jordan Phillips Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (NE)
Jordan Phillips
DT Maryland
Tory Horton Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (NE)
Tory Horton
WR Colorado State
Ty Hamilton Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (NE)
Ty Hamilton
DT Ohio State
Draft Picks Received
Luther Burden III Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (KC)
Luther Burden III
WR Missouri
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (KC)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Devin Neal Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (KC)
Devin Neal
RB Kansas
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (KC)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (KC)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Matthew Golden Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (DEN)
Matthew Golden
WR Texas
Gunnar Helm Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (DEN)
Gunnar Helm
TE Texas
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B+
ValueB+ NeedA- TradesB- FutureB
Larceny in pick 222 lands the Patriots a B+, Horton and all.

Thirty-one other rooms let Tory Horton slide, and the Patriots were the ones holding the card at the Round 7 slot. Highway robbery.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped quarterback, which is a strange place to end up. They left with edge rusher solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom. The dealing was even money, start to finish.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Abdul Carter
In pick No. 4 they get a bendy edge with upside. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick31 Rnd1 Luther Burden III
In the Round 1 slot they get a No. 1 receiver, outstanding value to boot. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick69 Rnd3 Marcus Mbow
Marcus Mbow at No. 69 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick95 Rnd3 Donovan Jackson
Donovan Jackson slipping to slot 95 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick105 Rnd4 Maxwell Hairston
Maxwell Hairston in the 105th pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick132 Rnd4 Devin Neal
Somehow Devin Neal was still sitting there in pick 132, and they pounced on premier running back value. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick145 Rnd5 Malachi Moore
A top-tier safety at a bargain, Malachi Moore in Round 5, Pick 6, plain and simple. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick219 Rnd7 Jordan Phillips
Jordan Phillips at the 219th overall pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick222 Rnd7 Tory Horton
Tory Horton in No. 222 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick240 Rnd7 Ty Hamilton
No edge and no loss on Ty Hamilton in the Round 7 slot; it is a wash and a sensible one. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.