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Draft Selections
Tetairoa McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (NE)
Tetairoa McMillan
WR Arizona
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Aireontae Ersery Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
Aireontae Ersery
OT Minnesota
Harold Fannin Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (NE)
Harold Fannin Jr.
TE Bowling Green
Devin Neal Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (NE)
Devin Neal
RB Kansas
Denzel Burke Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (NE)
Denzel Burke
CB Ohio State
Malachi Moore Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (NE)
Malachi Moore
S Alabama
Ajani Cornelius Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (NE)
Ajani Cornelius
OT Oregon
Cam Horsley Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (NE)
Cam Horsley
DT Boston College
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (NE)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Carson Vinson Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (NE)
Carson Vinson
OT Alabama A&M
Draft Picks Received
Tetairoa McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (ARI)
Tetairoa McMillan
WR Arizona
Harold Fannin Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (DEN)
Harold Fannin Jr.
TE Bowling Green
Denzel Burke Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (CIN)
Denzel Burke
CB Ohio State
Malachi Moore Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (DEN)
Malachi Moore
S Alabama
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (DEN)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Travis Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (ARI)
Travis Hunter
CB Colorado
R Mason Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (CIN)
R Mason Thomas
DE-EDGE Oklahoma
Players Gained
Head Shot
Marvin Harrison Jr.
WR
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall A
ValueA- NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureA
The Patriots won the night they stopped Thornton Jr. from sliding. Grade: A.

Thirty-one other rooms let Dont'e Thornton Jr. slide, and the Patriots were the ones holding the card at No. 222. Highway robbery. Add it all up and it grades out a clean A.

The trade ledger is the best part of the whole weekend. The edge rusher hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

Bottom line, with Tetairoa McMillan leading the way, this is a class that should pay off fast and rarely be regretted.

Pick Analysis
Pick16 Rnd1 Tetairoa McMillan
In No. 16 they get a matchup problem out wide, and a steal at that. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick38 Rnd2 Emeka Egbuka
Emeka Egbuka in the 38th pick is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick69 Rnd3 Aireontae Ersery
Aireontae Ersery in Round 3, Pick 5 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick85 Rnd3 Harold Fannin Jr.
You do not let a tight end like Harold Fannin Jr. reach the 85th overall pick and blink. They did not. It fills a real need, too.
Pick105 Rnd4 Devin Neal
Devin Neal at pick No. 105 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick118 Rnd4 Denzel Burke
They will replay Denzel Burke at the Round 4 slot for years; that is how good the value is. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick121 Rnd4 Malachi Moore
Malachi Moore in pick 121 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick145 Rnd5 Ajani Cornelius
Ajani Cornelius in slot 145 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick219 Rnd7 Cam Horsley
By-the-book stuff, Cam Horsley at the 219th overall pick squarely in line with his ranking. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick222 Rnd7 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
Circle this one: Dont'e Thornton Jr. at slot 222 is a fall that decides a draft. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick240 Rnd7 Carson Vinson
Carson Vinson at the Round 7 slot is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.