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Draft Selections
Matthew Golden Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (NE)
Matthew Golden
WR Texas
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (NE)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Marcus Mbow Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
Marcus Mbow
OT Purdue
Maxwell Hairston Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (NE)
Maxwell Hairston
CB Kentucky
Tez Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (NE)
Tez Johnson
WR Oregon
Jaydon Blue Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (NE)
Jaydon Blue
RB Texas
R.J. Mickens Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (NE)
R.J. Mickens
S Clemson
Caleb Ransaw Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (NE)
Caleb Ransaw
S Tulane
Draft Picks Received
Matthew Golden Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (CIN)
Matthew Golden
WR Texas
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (DEN)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Maxwell Hairston Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (DEN)
Maxwell Hairston
CB Kentucky
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIN)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIN)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Will Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (MIN)
Will Johnson
CB Michigan
Jordan Burch Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (CHI)
Jordan Burch
DE-EDGE Oregon
Sebastian Castro Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (CHI)
Sebastian Castro
S Iowa
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Players Gained
Head Shot
Christian Darrisaw
OT
Head Shot
Marvin Mims Jr.
WR
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall A-
ValueA- NeedB TradesA+ FutureA-
The Patriots robbed the room for Blue. Final grade: A-.

When a board-topper like Jaydon Blue slides to No. 217, you do not overthink it, and the Patriots did not. Add it all up and it grades out a clean A-.

The dealing alone would carry a lesser class. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through edge rusher.

The imported veterans give this class a floor the draft picks could not on their own. It is a bet on later, and a defensible one for a team playing the long game.

It is a haul that will look even better come September.

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Matthew Golden
In slot 17 they get a true top target at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick38 Rnd2 Jalon Walker
They let Jalon Walker come to them and pounced at pick 38. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick51 Rnd2 Omarion Hampton
A running back of that caliber at the 51st overall pick is the definition of value, full stop. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick69 Rnd3 Marcus Mbow
The board fumbled Marcus Mbow all the way to pick No. 69, and they scooped it up. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick85 Rnd3 Maxwell Hairston
Nice patience on Maxwell Hairston, who had no business lasting to No. 85. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick144 Rnd5 Tez Johnson
You do not let a wide receiver like Tez Johnson reach the Round 5 slot and blink. They did not. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick217 Rnd7 Jaydon Blue
They robbed the room for Jaydon Blue here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick220 Rnd7 R.J. Mickens
R.J. Mickens at the 220th pick is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick238 Rnd7 Caleb Ransaw
Steal is underselling it; Caleb Ransaw at No. 238 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.