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3/24/26

  • Jz DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Denzel Boston Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (NE)
Denzel Boston
WR Washington
Eli Stowers Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (NE)
Eli Stowers
TE Vanderbilt
Jacob Rodriguez Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (NE)
Jacob Rodriguez
LB Texas Tech
Jalon Kilgore Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (NE)
Jalon Kilgore
CB South Carolina
Will Lee III Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (NE)
Will Lee III
CB Texas A&M
Zane Durant Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (NE)
Zane Durant
DT Penn State
Kaelon Black Head Shot
PICK: 191 RND: 6 (NE)
Kaelon Black
RB Indiana
Ephesians Prysock Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (NE)
Ephesians Prysock
CB Washington
Eric McAlister Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (NE)
Eric McAlister
WR TCU
Eli Heidenreich Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (NE)
Eli Heidenreich
WR Navy
Trey Zuhn III Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (NE)
Trey Zuhn III
OT Texas A&M
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Larceny in the Round 3 slot lands the Patriots a B-, Rodriguez and all.

The board owed the Patriots one, and it paid up: Jacob Rodriguez, the No. 74 name on the board, sitting there at No. 95 like a gift left on the doorstep.

The Patriots indulged a want in Lee III while a need in edge rusher, safety and other spots stayed open. For all the activity, edge rusher went untouched, which is hard to explain.

The cost of the Black reach is exactly the players who went right after him.

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick31 Rnd1 Denzel Boston
In the 31st pick they get a matchup problem out wide. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick63 Rnd2 Eli Stowers
A quiet steal in Round 2, Pick 31: Eli Stowers for less than the market said. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick95 Rnd3 Jacob Rodriguez
Circle this one: Jacob Rodriguez at slot 95 is a fall that decides a draft. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick125 Rnd4 Jalon Kilgore
A tidy little value on Jalon Kilgore in No. 125, a step better than break-even. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick131 Rnd4 Will Lee III
A curious use of the Round 4 slot. Edge rusher, safety and other spots needed the pick; a cornerback in Will Lee III did not.
Pick171 Rnd5 Zane Durant
Zane Durant at pick 171 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick191 Rnd6 Kaelon Black
Kaelon Black in the 191st overall pick is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick198 Rnd6 Ephesians Prysock
Value with a capital V on Ephesians Prysock in pick No. 198, a genuine coup. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
Pick202 Rnd6 Eric McAlister
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Eric McAlister at the 202nd pick. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick212 Rnd6 Eli Heidenreich
Value said wait; Eli Heidenreich in the 212th overall pick says they were not listening. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick247 Rnd7 Trey Zuhn III
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Trey Zuhn III in the Round 7 slot. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.