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    Patriots
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
Marcus Mbow Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (NE)
Marcus Mbow
OT Purdue
Charles Grant Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
Charles Grant
OT William & Mary
Tre Harris Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (NE)
Tre Harris
WR Ole Miss
Maxwell Hairston Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (NE)
Maxwell Hairston
CB Kentucky
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (NE)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Damien Martinez Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (NE)
Damien Martinez
RB Miami
Donovan Smith Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (NE)
Donovan Smith
QB Houston
Simeon Barrow Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (NE)
Simeon Barrow Jr.
DL Miami
Ethan Downs Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (NE)
Ethan Downs
DE-EDGE Oklahoma
Draft Picks Received
Matthew Golden Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (CIN)
Matthew Golden
WR Texas
Marcus Mbow Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Marcus Mbow
OT Purdue
Maxwell Hairston Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (CIN)
Maxwell Hairston
CB Kentucky
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (CIN)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (CIN)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (CIN)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB TradesC- FutureA
The Patriots did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B.

The Patriots spent real capital to be 53 picks early on Donovan Smith, and the board is going to hold them to it. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B.

Leaving safety unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. However the rest shakes out, Harris at that price is a win they earned.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Matthew Golden
In pick No. 17 they get a difference-maker at receiver at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick38 Rnd2 Jalon Walker
They read the board right and Jalon Walker was the payoff at the 38th pick. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick49 Rnd2 Marcus Mbow
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Marcus Mbow. It fills a real need, too.
Pick69 Rnd3 Charles Grant
They talked themselves into Charles Grant at No. 69, and the board did not agree. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick77 Rnd3 Tre Harris
Tre Harris slipping to pick 77 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick81 Rnd3 Maxwell Hairston
A tidy bit of business in the Round 3 slot, where Maxwell Hairston graded well above the range. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick106 Rnd4 Jake Majors
Jake Majors in the Round 4 slot is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick144 Rnd5 Damien Martinez
A conviction pick on Damien Martinez at slot 144 that the board grades a round light. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick217 Rnd7 Donovan Smith
Donovan Smith at No. 217 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick220 Rnd7 Simeon Barrow Jr.
Simeon Barrow Jr. at pick No. 220 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick238 Rnd7 Ethan Downs
A big swing on Ethan Downs at the 238th pick, well ahead of any board in the building. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.