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Draft Selections
Shemar Stewart Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (NE)
Shemar Stewart
DE-EDGE Texas A&M
Luther Burden III Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Luther Burden III
WR Missouri
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (NE)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Marcus Mbow Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
Marcus Mbow
OT Purdue
Omarr Norman-Lott Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (NE)
Omarr Norman-Lott
DT Tennessee
Denzel Burke Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (NE)
Denzel Burke
CB Ohio State
Cody Simon Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (NE)
Cody Simon
LB Ohio State
Carson Vinson Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (NE)
Carson Vinson
OT Alabama A&M
Desmond Watson Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (NE)
Desmond Watson
DT Florida
Phil Mafah Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (NE)
Phil Mafah
RB Clemson
Draft Picks Received
Shemar Stewart Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Shemar Stewart
DE-EDGE Texas A&M
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (HOU)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (HOU)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (HOU)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (HOU)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Players Gained
Head Shot
Christian Kirk
WR
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall A-
ValueB+ NeedB+ TradesB FutureA+
The Patriots let Starks fall and pounced. Final grade: A-.

The Patriots spent the weekend waiting on one name, and it fell: Malaki Starks, the No. 26 name on the board, in the 58th pick. Little to argue with here, and the A- says so.

A whole weekend of picks and quarterback is somehow still a want. If Burke pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Shemar Stewart
In No. 25 they get a double-digit-sack hope at a price that makes it sweeter. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick38 Rnd2 Luther Burden III
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Luther Burden III at pick 38 is the proof. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick58 Rnd2 Malaki Starks
Malaki Starks at the Round 2 slot is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick69 Rnd3 Marcus Mbow
They barely believed it either: Marcus Mbow still on the board at slot 69. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick77 Rnd3 Omarr Norman-Lott
Nothing to complain about; Omarr Norman-Lott went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick106 Rnd4 Denzel Burke
A premium they did not need to pay, Denzel Burke a notch or two before his time. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick144 Rnd5 Cody Simon
Cody Simon slipping to pick No. 144 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick217 Rnd7 Carson Vinson
They jumped the gun on Carson Vinson, taking him earlier than his grade liked. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick220 Rnd7 Desmond Watson
Desmond Watson at slot 220 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick238 Rnd7 Phil Mafah
Phil Mafah at Round 7, Pick 22 is money in the bank, a running back taken below his worth. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.