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  • Benm DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Aireontae Ersery Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (NE)
Aireontae Ersery
OT Minnesota
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Quinshon Judkins Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
Quinshon Judkins
RB Ohio State
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (NE)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Jordan Phillips Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (NE)
Jordan Phillips
DT Maryland
Ben Sauls Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (NE)
Ben Sauls
PK Pittsburgh
Carson Vinson Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (NE)
Carson Vinson
OT Alabama A&M
Drew Kendall Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (NE)
Drew Kendall
C Boston College
Kyren Lacy Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (NE)
Kyren Lacy
WR LSU
Draft Picks Received
Aireontae Ersery Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (MIN)
Aireontae Ersery
OT Minnesota
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (MIN)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (MIN)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (MIN)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (MIN)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Zy Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (MIN)
Zy Alexander
CB LSU
Players Gained
Head Shot
Justin Jefferson
WR
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueC NeedB- TradesA+ FutureB
A masterclass at the trade table lands the Patriots a B.

Nobody else had Drew Kendall anywhere near Round 7, Pick 4. The Patriots did, by 73 spots, and that gap is the whole story.

They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own. The edge rusher spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. Walker at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster.

The Justin Jefferson pickup adds a known quantity to a class of unknowns.

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick24 Rnd1 Aireontae Ersery
In the Round 1 slot they get a building block for the line, a steep price for the projection.
Pick38 Rnd2 Jalon Walker
Jalon Walker slid further than he should have, and No. 38 is lovely value for the linebacker. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick69 Rnd3 Quinshon Judkins
They did well to land Quinshon Judkins in pick 69, just ahead of his grade. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick97 Rnd3 Kevin Winston Jr.
Kevin Winston Jr. in Round 3, Pick 33 is fair value, right on his grade. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick106 Rnd4 Jordan Phillips
No edge and no loss on Jordan Phillips in slot 106; it is a wash and a sensible one. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick144 Rnd5 Ben Sauls
Ben Sauls in the 144th overall pick is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
Pick217 Rnd7 Carson Vinson
They went early on Carson Vinson in the 217th overall pick, and the value did not follow. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick220 Rnd7 Drew Kendall
A wild overpay on Drew Kendall in the 220th pick, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick238 Rnd7 Kyren Lacy
Kyren Lacy in No. 238 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.