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Draft Selections
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 15 RND: 1 (NE)
Abdul Carter
DE Penn State
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (NE)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
James Pearce Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (NE)
James Pearce Jr.
DE Tennessee
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (NE)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Eli Stowers Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (NE)
Eli Stowers
TE Vanderbilt
Kalel Mullings Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (NE)
Kalel Mullings
RB Michigan
Noah Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (NE)
Noah Thomas
WR Texas A&M
Tony Grimes Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (NE)
Tony Grimes
CB UNLV
Reuben Fatheree II Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (NE)
Reuben Fatheree II
OT Texas A&M
Draft Picks Received
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 15 RND: 1 (IND)
Abdul Carter
DE Penn State
James Pearce Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (IND)
James Pearce Jr.
DE Tennessee
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (NYG)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (NYG)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Cam Ward Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (NYG)
Cam Ward
QB Miami
Players Gained
Head Shot
Andru Phillips
CB
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall A-
ValueB NeedB+ TradesA FutureA
The Patriots turned the phones into found money: A-.

Nobody else had Noah Thomas anywhere near slot 220. The Patriots did, by 123 spots, and that gap is the whole story. They executed a plan and it shows in the A-.

Mullings at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster. The trade ledger is the best part of the whole weekend.

They punted on interior defensive lineman, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

Add it up and few war rooms did better this weekend, Abdul Carter and all.

Pick Analysis
Pick15 Rnd1 Abdul Carter
Nothing to complain about; Abdul Carter went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick36 Rnd2 Nick Emmanwori
The board fumbled Nick Emmanwori all the way to No. 36, and they scooped it up. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick47 Rnd2 James Pearce Jr.
Circle this one: James Pearce Jr. at pick No. 47 is a fall that decides a draft. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick68 Rnd3 Tyler Booker
Tyler Booker in the 68th overall pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick83 Rnd3 Smael Mondon Jr.
A top-tier linebacker at a bargain, Smael Mondon Jr. in the Round 3 slot, plain and simple. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick105 Rnd4 Eli Stowers
They talked themselves into Eli Stowers at pick 105, and the board did not agree. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick142 Rnd5 Kalel Mullings
Taking Kalel Mullings in the 142nd overall pick is close to grand larceny; a running back that good had no business lasting this long. The roster fit checks out.
Pick220 Rnd7 Noah Thomas
Noah Thomas at pick No. 220 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick223 Rnd7 Tony Grimes
A real head-scratcher, Tony Grimes in pick 223 is miles ahead of his ranking. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick241 Rnd7 Reuben Fatheree II
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Reuben Fatheree II well ahead of where he belonged. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.