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    Patriots
Draft Selections
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (NE)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Donovan Ezeiruaku Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Donovan Ezeiruaku
DE-EDGE Boston College
Isaiah Bond Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (NE)
Isaiah Bond
WR Texas
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
Ozzy Trapilo Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (NE)
Ozzy Trapilo
OT Boston College
Jared Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (NE)
Jared Wilson
C Georgia
Bhayshul Tuten Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (NE)
Bhayshul Tuten
RB Virginia Tech
Jackson Hawes Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (NE)
Jackson Hawes
TE Georgia Tech
Kain Medrano Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (NE)
Kain Medrano
LB UCLA
Jimmy Horn Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 234 RND: 7 (NE)
Jimmy Horn Jr.
WR Colorado
Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (NE)
Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson...
OT Florida
Draft Picks Received
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (IND)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Isaiah Bond Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (IND)
Isaiah Bond
WR Texas
Jimmy Horn Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 234 RND: 7 (IND)
Jimmy Horn Jr.
WR Colorado
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (IND)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (HOU)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueC NeedB TradesC- FutureA
Good, not great, for the Patriots: B-.

You can hear the double-takes from here. The Patriots took Jimmy Horn Jr. at No. 234, roughly 98 spots before his name belonged. The bottom line is a respectable B-.

The safety hole is the one line item this class does not answer. The trades cost them a sliver of value they did not need to spend.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick14 Rnd1 Tyler Warren
Tyler Warren in the Round 1 slot is fair value, right on his grade. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick38 Rnd2 Donovan Ezeiruaku
A big swing on Donovan Ezeiruaku at pick No. 38, well ahead of any board in the building. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick45 Rnd2 Isaiah Bond
They paid up for Isaiah Bond at the 45th pick when waiting would have done the job. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick69 Rnd3 Deone Walker
Deone Walker in No. 69 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick77 Rnd3 Ozzy Trapilo
The board had cheaper options than Ozzy Trapilo at Round 3, Pick 13, and it noticed. It fills a real need, too.
Pick105 Rnd4 Jared Wilson
Jared Wilson at pick 105 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick145 Rnd5 Bhayshul Tuten
A reach for Bhayshul Tuten in the 145th overall pick; a little patience would have been rewarded. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick219 Rnd7 Jackson Hawes
Jackson Hawes in No. 219 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick222 Rnd7 Kain Medrano
Kain Medrano at slot 222 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick234 Rnd7 Jimmy Horn Jr.
Jimmy Horn Jr. in pick No. 234 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick240 Rnd7 Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson
A wild overpay on Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson in pick 240, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.