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4/12/26

  • Jz DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Denzel Boston Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (NE)
Denzel Boston
WR Washington
D'Angelo Ponds Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (NE)
D'Angelo Ponds
CB Indiana
Jake Golday Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (NE)
Jake Golday
OLB Cincinnati
Michael Trigg Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (NE)
Michael Trigg
TE Baylor
Kaleb Proctor Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (NE)
Kaleb Proctor
DL SE Louisiana
Beau Stephens Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (NE)
Beau Stephens
OG Iowa
Travis Burke Head Shot
PICK: 191 RND: 6 (NE)
Travis Burke
OT Memphis
Seth McGowan Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (NE)
Seth McGowan
RB Kentucky
VJ Payne Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (NE)
VJ Payne
S Kansas State
Landon Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (NE)
Landon Robinson
DT Navy
Owen Heinecke Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (NE)
Owen Heinecke
LB Oklahoma
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Patriots and Golday: B.

The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: Jake Golday, the 95th overall pick, roughly 33 picks past where he belonged. It nets out to a B, which feels about right.

For all the activity, quarterback went untouched, which is hard to explain. Robinson has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced.

The roster is better shaped than it was, with edge rusher chief among the fixes. They trusted the board more than the depth chart.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but quarterback.

Pick Analysis
Pick31 Rnd1 Denzel Boston
In the Round 1 slot they get a weapon on the perimeter. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick63 Rnd2 D'Angelo Ponds
They let D'Angelo Ponds come to them and pounced at pick No. 63. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick95 Rnd3 Jake Golday
Circle this one: Jake Golday at Round 3, Pick 31 is a fall that decides a draft. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick125 Rnd4 Michael Trigg
Value with a capital V on Michael Trigg in slot 125, a genuine coup. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick131 Rnd4 Kaleb Proctor
Kaleb Proctor in the 131st overall pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick171 Rnd5 Beau Stephens
Beau Stephens slipping to pick 171 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick191 Rnd6 Travis Burke
Taking Travis Burke in the 191st pick is close to grand larceny; an offensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick198 Rnd6 Seth McGowan
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Seth McGowan at No. 198 is the proof. It fills a real need, too.
Pick202 Rnd6 VJ Payne
A straight-up fair deal on VJ Payne at pick No. 202, value and slot in agreement. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick212 Rnd6 Landon Robinson
They paid a round early for Landon Robinson in Round 6, Pick 31, more than the board wanted. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick247 Rnd7 Owen Heinecke
No edge and no loss on Owen Heinecke in the Round 7 slot; it is a wash and a sensible one. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.