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Draft Selections
Will Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (NE)
Will Campbell
OT LSU
James Pearce Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (NE)
James Pearce Jr.
DE-EDGE Tennessee
Colston Loveland Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (NE)
Colston Loveland
TE Michigan
J.Michael Sturdivant Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
J.Michael Sturdivant
WR UCLA
Jared Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (NE)
Jared Wilson
C Georgia
T.J. Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (NE)
T.J. Sanders
DT South Carolina
Terion Stewart Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (NE)
Terion Stewart
RB Bowling Green
Akili Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (NE)
Akili Arnold
S USC
Draft Picks Received
Will Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (CIN)
Will Campbell
OT LSU
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (HOU)
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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
Tetairoa McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (DEN)
Tetairoa McMillan
WR Arizona
Shemar Stewart Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (CIN)
Shemar Stewart
DL-EDGE Texas A&M
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIA)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Players Gained
Head Shot
Derek Stingley Jr.
CB
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B+
ValueB- NeedB TradesA+ FutureB
Nobody dealt better than the Patriots this weekend: B+.

There is reaching, and then there is Jared Wilson at Round 5, Pick 1. The Patriots jumped the board by 44 and dared it to prove them wrong. The bottom line is a respectable B+.

They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast. A whole weekend of picks and quarterback is somehow still a want. The Derek Stingley Jr. pickup adds a known quantity to a class of unknowns.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Will Campbell
In pick 8 they get protection for the quarterback. A real need, handled.
Pick36 Rnd2 James Pearce Jr.
James Pearce Jr. in Round 2, Pick 4 is fair value, right on his grade. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick67 Rnd3 Colston Loveland
Colston Loveland at the 67th overall pick is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the tight end. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick103 Rnd4 J.Michael Sturdivant
J.Michael Sturdivant at pick No. 103 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick139 Rnd5 Jared Wilson
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Jared Wilson. The roster fit checks out.
Pick217 Rnd7 T.J. Sanders
They took T.J. Sanders at par in the 217th pick, which is nothing to complain about. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick220 Rnd7 Terion Stewart
They went early on Terion Stewart in slot 220, and the value did not follow. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick235 Rnd7 Akili Arnold
No edge and no loss on Akili Arnold in the Round 7 slot; it is a wash and a sensible one. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.