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Draft Selections
Travis Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (NE)
Travis Hunter
CB Colorado
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (NE)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Jack Nelson Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (NE)
Jack Nelson
OT Wisconsin
Barrett Carter Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (NE)
Barrett Carter
LB Clemson
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (NE)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (NE)
Sonny Styles
S Ohio State
Brashard Smith Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (NE)
Brashard Smith
RB SMU
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (NE)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Bryson Nesbit Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (NE)
Bryson Nesbit
TE North Carolina
Xzavier Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (NE)
Xzavier Henderson
WR Cincinnati
Stone Handy Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (NE)
Stone Handy
LB-EDGE Charlotte
Draft Picks Received
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (CIN)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Barrett Carter Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (CLE)
Barrett Carter
LB Clemson
Brashard Smith Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (CLE)
Brashard Smith
RB SMU
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (CLE)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Draft Picks Traded
Jordan Burch Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (CIN)
Jordan Burch
DE-EDGE Oregon
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ATL)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (ATL)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Players traded away
Head Shot
Kendrick Bourne
WR
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall C+
ValueB NeedB- TradesC FutureC
Grand theft in pick 180: the Patriots steal Mondon Jr. and grade out a C+.

Somewhere a general manager is explaining how Smael Mondon Jr. got past him. The Patriots do not have to explain a thing at the Round 6 slot.

They are betting Handy proves the room right and everyone else wrong. Leaving quarterback unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. It is a win-now wager, and the future is the stake.

They left with edge rusher solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

If Travis Hunter and a couple of the gambles land, hindsight will be kinder than this grade.

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Travis Hunter
In Round 1, Pick 2 they get a lockdown presence outside. Need was not the driver here.
Pick38 Rnd2 Omarion Hampton
Omarion Hampton at slot 38 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick45 Rnd2 Kenneth Grant
Kenneth Grant at the 45th overall pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick83 Rnd3 Jack Nelson
A real head-scratcher, Jack Nelson in No. 83 is miles ahead of his ranking. It fills a real need, too.
Pick93 Rnd3 Barrett Carter
Barrett Carter slid further than he should have, and pick No. 93 is lovely value for the linebacker. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick105 Rnd4 Jake Majors
A quiet steal in the Round 4 slot: Jake Majors for less than the market said. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick140 Rnd5 Sonny Styles
Sonny Styles at pick 140 is money in the bank, a safety taken below his worth. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick166 Rnd5 Brashard Smith
They barely believed it either: Brashard Smith still on the board at the 166th pick. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick180 Rnd6 Smael Mondon Jr.
Smael Mondon Jr. in the Round 6 slot should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
Pick219 Rnd7 Bryson Nesbit
A premium they did not need to pay, Bryson Nesbit a notch or two before his time. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick222 Rnd7 Xzavier Henderson
They paid up for Xzavier Henderson at the 222nd pick when waiting would have done the job. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick237 Rnd7 Stone Handy
They left a pile of value on the table to take Stone Handy this early at the 237th overall pick. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.