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Draft Selections
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (NE)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Colston Loveland Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (NE)
Colston Loveland
TE Michigan
Ozzy Trapilo Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (NE)
Ozzy Trapilo
OT Boston College
Darien Porter Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (NE)
Darien Porter
CB Iowa State
Ajani Cornelius Head Shot
PICK: 184 RND: 6 (NE)
Ajani Cornelius
OT Oregon
Will Howard Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (NE)
Will Howard
QB Ohio State
Nohl Williams Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (NE)
Nohl Williams
CB California
Jarquez Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (NE)
Jarquez Hunter
RB Auburn
Draft Picks Received
Colston Loveland Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (JAX)
Colston Loveland
TE Michigan
Ozzy Trapilo Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (CAR)
Ozzy Trapilo
OT Boston College
Darien Porter Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (ARI)
Darien Porter
CB Iowa State
Ajani Cornelius Head Shot
PICK: 184 RND: 6 (JAX)
Ajani Cornelius
OT Oregon
Will Howard Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (JAX)
Will Howard
QB Ohio State
Draft Picks Traded
O'Donnell Fortune Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (JAX)
O'Donnell Fortune
CB South Carolina
Denzel Burke Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (CAR)
Denzel Burke
CB Ohio State
Pat Bryant Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (JAX)
Pat Bryant
WR Illinois
Cam Horsley Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (ARI)
Cam Horsley
DT Boston College
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB+ TradesB FutureB-
The Patriots let Howard fall into their laps, and walked away with a B.

You build a draft on nights like this. Will Howard had no business being available in the 196th overall pick, and the Patriots did the only sane thing and turned in the card.

A whole weekend of picks and interior defensive lineman is somehow still a want. They left with edge rusher solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but interior defensive lineman.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Abdul Carter
In the Round 1 slot they get a bendy edge with upside at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick38 Rnd2 Emeka Egbuka
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Emeka Egbuka in Round 2, Pick 6. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick69 Rnd3 Jalon Walker
Jalon Walker at slot 69 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick70 Rnd3 Colston Loveland
Somehow Colston Loveland was still sitting there in pick 70, and they pounced on premier tight end value. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick113 Rnd4 Ozzy Trapilo
Steal is underselling it; Ozzy Trapilo at No. 113 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick114 Rnd4 Darien Porter
They barely believed it either: Darien Porter still on the board at pick No. 114. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick184 Rnd6 Ajani Cornelius
You do not let an offensive lineman like Ajani Cornelius reach the 184th pick and blink. They did not. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick196 Rnd6 Will Howard
Will Howard in the 196th overall pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick222 Rnd7 Nohl Williams
Nohl Williams in Round 7, Pick 4 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
Pick240 Rnd7 Jarquez Hunter
They let Jarquez Hunter come to them and pounced at the 240th overall pick. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.