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  • Casj DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Anthony Hill Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (NE)
Anthony Hill Jr.
LB Texas
Denzel Boston Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (NE)
Denzel Boston
WR Washington
Kenyon Sadiq Head Shot
PICK: 54 RND: 2 (NE)
Kenyon Sadiq
TE Oregon
R Mason Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (NE)
R Mason Thomas
DE-EDGE Oklahoma
Tao Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (NE)
Tao Johnson
S Utah
Justice Haynes Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (NE)
Justice Haynes
RB Michigan
Tim Keenan III Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (NE)
Tim Keenan III
DL Alabama
Kage Casey Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (NE)
Kage Casey
OT Boise State
Davison Igbinosun Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (NE)
Davison Igbinosun
CB Ohio State
Barion Brown Head Shot
PICK: 192 RND: 6 (NE)
Barion Brown
WR LSU
Fernando Carmona Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (NE)
Fernando Carmona
OT Arkansas
Elliot Washington II Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (NE)
Elliot Washington II
CB Penn State
Draft Picks Received
Anthony Hill Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (HOU)
Anthony Hill Jr.
LB Texas
Kenyon Sadiq Head Shot
PICK: 54 RND: 2 (HOU)
Kenyon Sadiq
TE Oregon
Justice Haynes Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (HOU)
Justice Haynes
RB Michigan
Tim Keenan III Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (HOU)
Tim Keenan III
DL Alabama
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (HOU)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Tyreak Sapp Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (HOU)
Tyreak Sapp
DE-EDGE Florida
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesB+ FutureB-
A solid, sensible weekend for the Patriots: B.

The war room fell hard for Kage Casey, and it showed at the 128th pick: 32 picks ahead of a board that had other ideas. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B.

Leaving quarterback unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Sadiq.

The trade work was a quiet net positive. They went 7 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick20 Rnd1 Anthony Hill Jr.
In pick No. 20 they get a three-down second-level presence at fair value. Need was not the driver here.
Pick46 Rnd2 Denzel Boston
Denzel Boston slipping to slot 46 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick54 Rnd2 Kenyon Sadiq
Kenyon Sadiq at the Round 2 slot is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick78 Rnd3 R Mason Thomas
R Mason Thomas in pick 78 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick114 Rnd4 Tao Johnson
Tao Johnson at No. 114 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick120 Rnd4 Justice Haynes
They paid a round early for Justice Haynes in Round 4, Pick 18, more than the board wanted. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick122 Rnd4 Tim Keenan III
A market-rate interior defensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Tim Keenan III. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick128 Rnd4 Kage Casey
They talked themselves into Kage Casey at the 128th overall pick, and the board did not agree. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick153 Rnd5 Davison Igbinosun
Value said wait; Davison Igbinosun in the Round 5 slot says they were not listening. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick192 Rnd6 Barion Brown
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Barion Brown. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick215 Rnd6 Fernando Carmona
Fernando Carmona in the 215th pick is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. The roster fit checks out.
Pick227 Rnd7 Elliot Washington II
A reach for Elliot Washington II in slot 227; a little patience would have been rewarded. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.