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Draft Selections
Mason Graham Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (NE)
Mason Graham
DT Michigan
Will Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (NE)
Will Campbell
OT LSU
Clay Webb Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Clay Webb
OG Jacksonville State
Darien Porter Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (NE)
Darien Porter
CB Iowa State
David Walker Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (NE)
David Walker
LB-EDGE Central Arkansas
Gunnar Helm Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (NE)
Gunnar Helm
TE Texas
Kyle McCord Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (NE)
Kyle McCord
QB Syracuse
Jared Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (NE)
Jared Wilson
C Georgia
Elijhah Badger Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (NE)
Elijhah Badger
WR Florida
Tony Grimes Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (NE)
Tony Grimes
CB UNLV
Fred Davis Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (NE)
Fred Davis
CB Jacksonville State
Draft Picks Received
Mason Graham Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (CLE)
Mason Graham
DT Michigan
Will Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (DAL)
Will Campbell
OT LSU
Darien Porter Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (DAL)
Darien Porter
CB Iowa State
Jared Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (DAL)
Jared Wilson
C Georgia
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (DAL)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (DAL)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Kelvin Banks Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (DAL)
Kelvin Banks Jr.
OT Texas
Jalen Milroe Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (CLE)
Jalen Milroe
QB Alabama
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ATL)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ATL)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Players Gained
Head Shot
Terence Steele
OT
Players traded away
Head Shot
Drake Maye
QB
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall F
ValueC- NeedB TradesF FutureC
Conviction outran the board for the Patriots, and it cost them: F.

If confidence were a draft strategy, the Patriots would have aced it. Fred Davis at the Round 7 slot is 150 spots clear of where he belonged. The board sounded every alarm, and the F is the fallout.

Overpaying at the table undid a lot of the good work elsewhere. The safety spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

The Terence Steele pickup adds a known quantity to a class of unknowns. Edge rusher was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

In the end, a class that has to defy its grades just to matter.

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Mason Graham
In the Round 1 slot they get a wrecking ball inside. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick11 Rnd1 Will Campbell
In the 11th pick they get protection for the quarterback, even if it was a touch early. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick68 Rnd3 Clay Webb
A straight-up fair deal on Clay Webb at pick No. 68, value and slot in agreement. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick73 Rnd3 Darien Porter
A premium they did not need to pay, Darien Porter a notch or two before his time. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick83 Rnd3 David Walker
David Walker at pick 83 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick105 Rnd4 Gunnar Helm
A big swing on Gunnar Helm at Round 4, Pick 4, well ahead of any board in the building. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick142 Rnd5 Kyle McCord
Kyle McCord in Round 5, Pick 4 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick170 Rnd5 Jared Wilson
This one needs a full-page explanation: Jared Wilson in the Round 5 slot, miles early. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick220 Rnd7 Elijhah Badger
Elijhah Badger at No. 220 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick224 Rnd7 Tony Grimes
They left a pile of value on the table to take Tony Grimes this early at the 224th pick. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
Pick241 Rnd7 Fred Davis
They talked themselves into Fred Davis at pick No. 241, and the board did not agree. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.