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Draft Selections
Will Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (NE)
Will Campbell
OT LSU
JT Tuimoloau Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
JT Tuimoloau
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Darien Porter Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (NE)
Darien Porter
CB Iowa State
Oluwafemi Oladejo Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (NE)
Oluwafemi Oladejo
LB-EDGE UCLA
Logan Brown Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (NE)
Logan Brown
OT Kansas
Teddye Buchanan Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (NE)
Teddye Buchanan
LB California
Barryn Sorrell Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (NE)
Barryn Sorrell
LB-EDGE Texas
Thor Griffith Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (NE)
Thor Griffith
DL Louisville
Shaun Dolac Head Shot
PICK: 242 RND: 7 (NE)
Shaun Dolac
LB Buffalo
Draft Picks Received
Oluwafemi Oladejo Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (ATL)
Oluwafemi Oladejo
LB-EDGE UCLA
Shaun Dolac Head Shot
PICK: 242 RND: 7 (ATL)
Shaun Dolac
LB Buffalo
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (ATL)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Tez Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (ATL)
Tez Johnson
WR Oregon
Players Gained
Head Shot
Kevin King
CB
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueC NeedB TradesB+ FutureB-
The Patriots did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B-.

There is conviction, and then there is this. The Patriots took Oluwafemi Oladejo a full 119 picks ahead of where the board had him, an overdraft steep enough that it colors the whole weekend. They moved the roster forward and banked a B- for it.

For all the activity, safety went untouched, which is hard to explain. They went 4 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

Small wins on the phones, but wins all the same. The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the safety spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Will Campbell
In the 4th pick they get a building block for the line at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick38 Rnd2 JT Tuimoloau
They went early on JT Tuimoloau in the Round 2 slot, and the value did not follow. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick69 Rnd3 Jayden Higgins
They took Jayden Higgins at par in pick 69, which is nothing to complain about. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick77 Rnd3 Darien Porter
A straight-up fair deal on Darien Porter at No. 77, value and slot in agreement. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick118 Rnd4 Oluwafemi Oladejo
Oluwafemi Oladejo at the 118th overall pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick144 Rnd5 Logan Brown
Logan Brown at slot 144 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick217 Rnd7 Teddye Buchanan
Teddye Buchanan at No. 217 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick220 Rnd7 Barryn Sorrell
Barryn Sorrell in pick 220 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick238 Rnd7 Thor Griffith
A big swing on Thor Griffith at pick No. 238, well ahead of any board in the building. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick242 Rnd7 Shaun Dolac
They reached into another round for Shaun Dolac, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.