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Draft Selections
Travis Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (NE)
Travis Hunter
CB Colorado
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (NE)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Princely Umanmielen Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (NE)
Princely Umanmielen
DE-EDGE Ole Miss
Wyatt Milum Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (NE)
Wyatt Milum
OT West Virginia
Tre Harris Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Tre Harris
WR Ole Miss
Colston Loveland Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (NE)
Colston Loveland
TE Michigan
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Jahdae Barron Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (NE)
Jahdae Barron
S Texas
Aireontae Ersery Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (NE)
Aireontae Ersery
OT Minnesota
Cam Ward Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (NE)
Cam Ward
QB Miami
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (NE)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
Draft Picks Received
Travis Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (CLE)
Travis Hunter
CB Colorado
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CLE)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Tre Harris Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (CLE)
Tre Harris
WR Ole Miss
Jahdae Barron Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (CLE)
Jahdae Barron
S Texas
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (CLE)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (PIT)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Luther Burden III Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (CLE)
Luther Burden III
WR Missouri
Squirrel White Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (PIT)
Squirrel White
WR Tennessee
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (ATL)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B+
ValueA- NeedB- TradesA+ FutureB-
Ward should have been long gone. The Patriots pounced, and earned a B+.

Somewhere a general manager is explaining how Cam Ward got past him. The Patriots do not have to explain a thing at the 217th overall pick.

The phones were where this weekend was really won. Edge rusher is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it. The back end got a real overhaul.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Travis Hunter
In slot 2 they get a potential shutdown corner. More want than need.
Pick33 Rnd2 Ashton Jeanty
Ashton Jeanty at the 33rd pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick36 Rnd2 Princely Umanmielen
A edge rusher of that caliber at the Round 2 slot is the definition of value, full stop. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick67 Rnd3 Wyatt Milum
The board fumbled Wyatt Milum all the way to No. 67, and they scooped it up. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick68 Rnd3 Tre Harris
They robbed the room for Tre Harris here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick93 Rnd3 Colston Loveland
They will replay Colston Loveland at the 93rd overall pick for years; that is how good the value is. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick103 Rnd4 Walter Nolen
Taking Walter Nolen in pick 103 is close to grand larceny; an interior defensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick104 Rnd4 Jahdae Barron
Jahdae Barron in Round 4, Pick 3 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick139 Rnd5 Aireontae Ersery
Aireontae Ersery in the 139th overall pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. The roster fit checks out.
Pick217 Rnd7 Cam Ward
Circle this one: Cam Ward at pick 217 is a fall that decides a draft. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick235 Rnd7 Dylan Fairchild
Dylan Fairchild in the 235th pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.