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Draft Selections
Luther Burden III Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (NE)
Luther Burden III
WR Missouri
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Xavier Restrepo Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (NE)
Xavier Restrepo
WR Miami
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (NE)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Devin Neal Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (NE)
Devin Neal
RB Kansas
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (NE)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (NE)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Emery Jones Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (NE)
Emery Jones Jr.
OT LSU
Mitchell Evans Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (NE)
Mitchell Evans
TE Notre Dame
JJ Pegues Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (NE)
JJ Pegues
DT Ole Miss
Alijah Huzzie Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (NE)
Alijah Huzzie
CB North Carolina
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (NE)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Mac McWilliams Head Shot
PICK: 251 RND: 7 (NE)
Mac McWilliams
CB UCF
Chimere Dike Head Shot
PICK: 257 RND: 7 (NE)
Chimere Dike
WR Florida
Draft Picks Received
Luther Burden III Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (LAR)
Luther Burden III
WR Missouri
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (ARI)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (PHI)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Emery Jones Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (PHI)
Emery Jones Jr.
OT LSU
Mitchell Evans Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (LAR)
Mitchell Evans
TE Notre Dame
Alijah Huzzie Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (KC)
Alijah Huzzie
CB North Carolina
Mac McWilliams Head Shot
PICK: 251 RND: 7 (KC)
Mac McWilliams
CB UCF
Chimere Dike Head Shot
PICK: 257 RND: 7 (KC)
Chimere Dike
WR Florida
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (LAR)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (KC)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Kelvin Banks Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (LAR)
Kelvin Banks Jr.
OT Texas
Demetrius Knight Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (ARI)
Demetrius Knight Jr.
LB South Carolina
Ricky White III Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (KC)
Ricky White III
WR UNLV
Players Gained
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Budda Baker
S
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Zack Baun
LB
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Braden Fiske
DL
Head Shot
Puka Nacua
WR
Head Shot
Jared Verse
DE
Players traded away
Head Shot
Giovanni Ricci
TE
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Jabrill Peppers
S
Head Shot
JaMycal Hasty
RB
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall A-
ValueA- NeedB TradesA+ FutureB+
Larceny in pick 202 lands the Patriots a A-, Evans and all.

The Patriots did not reach, did not trade up, did not blink. They just waited, and Mitchell Evans fell into pick 202. Very little went wrong, and the A- is earned.

The phones were where this weekend was really won. The edge rusher spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

Add it up and few war rooms did better this weekend, Luther Burden III and all.

Pick Analysis
Pick26 Rnd1 Luther Burden III
In Round 1, Pick 26 they get a No. 1 receiver, and a steal at that. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick38 Rnd2 Malaki Starks
Malaki Starks is a better player than pick No. 38 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick77 Rnd3 Xavier Restrepo
They let Xavier Restrepo come to them and pounced at the Round 3 slot. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick78 Rnd3 Donovan Jackson
A quiet steal in pick 78: Donovan Jackson for less than the market said. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick106 Rnd4 Devin Neal
They barely believed it either: Devin Neal still on the board at the 106th pick. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick134 Rnd4 Kevin Winston Jr.
A safety of that caliber at the 134th overall pick is the definition of value, full stop. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick144 Rnd5 Cam Skattebo
The board fumbled Cam Skattebo all the way to No. 144, and they scooped it up. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick165 Rnd5 Emery Jones Jr.
A top-tier offensive lineman at a bargain, Emery Jones Jr. in slot 165, plain and simple. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick202 Rnd6 Mitchell Evans
You do not let a tight end like Mitchell Evans reach Round 6, Pick 26 and blink. They did not. The roster fit checks out.
Pick220 Rnd7 JJ Pegues
Somehow JJ Pegues was still sitting there in the Round 7 slot, and they pounced on premier interior defensive lineman value. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick226 Rnd7 Alijah Huzzie
A slide stopped in pick No. 226, with Alijah Huzzie worth more than the price. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick238 Rnd7 Jay Higgins
Jay Higgins in the 238th overall pick is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick251 Rnd7 Mac McWilliams
Mac McWilliams at the 251st pick is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
Pick257 Rnd7 Chimere Dike
They will replay Chimere Dike at slot 257 for years; that is how good the value is. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.