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Draft Selections
Travis Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (NE)
Travis Hunter
CB Colorado
Jonah Savaiinaea Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Jonah Savaiinaea
OT Arizona
Josaiah Stewart Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (NE)
Josaiah Stewart
DE-EDGE Michigan
Isaiah Bond Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (NE)
Isaiah Bond
WR Texas
Quinshon Judkins Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (NE)
Quinshon Judkins
RB Ohio State
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (NE)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
Jermari Harris Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (NE)
Jermari Harris
CB Iowa
Ethan Downs Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (NE)
Ethan Downs
DE-EDGE Oklahoma
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (NE)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Jordan Hancock Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (NE)
Jordan Hancock
S Ohio State
Draft Picks Received
Josaiah Stewart Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (PIT)
Josaiah Stewart
DE-EDGE Michigan
Quinshon Judkins Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (PIT)
Quinshon Judkins
RB Ohio State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (PIT)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (PIT)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Jalen Royals Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (PIT)
Jalen Royals
WR Utah State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (TB)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesA- FutureC-
More right than wrong for the Patriots, and a B- to prove it.

The war room fell hard for Ethan Downs, and it showed at pick No. 219: 58 picks ahead of a board that had other ideas. The bottom line is a respectable B-.

Getting Harris where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class. A whole weekend of picks and quarterback is somehow still a want.

A modest surplus at the table, banked quietly. The roster is better shaped than it was, with edge rusher chief among the fixes.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but quarterback.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Travis Hunter
In slot 4 they get a press-man option on the boundary. More want than need.
Pick38 Rnd2 Jonah Savaiinaea
No drama and no debate, Jonah Savaiinaea went about where he belonged in the Round 2 slot. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick52 Rnd2 Josaiah Stewart
Josaiah Stewart in pick No. 52 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick77 Rnd3 Isaiah Bond
Circle this one: Isaiah Bond at the 77th pick is a fall that decides a draft. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick83 Rnd3 Quinshon Judkins
A tidy bit of business in No. 83, where Quinshon Judkins graded well above the range. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick105 Rnd4 Deone Walker
You do not let an interior defensive lineman like Deone Walker reach Round 4, Pick 4 and blink. They did not. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick145 Rnd5 Jermari Harris
Jermari Harris at pick 145 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
Pick219 Rnd7 Ethan Downs
Value said wait; Ethan Downs in the 219th pick says they were not listening. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick222 Rnd7 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
Dont'e Thornton Jr. in No. 222 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick240 Rnd7 Jordan Hancock
A safety of that caliber at Round 7, Pick 22 is the definition of value, full stop. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.