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    Patriots
Draft Selections
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (NE)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Josh Conerly Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Josh Conerly Jr.
OT Oregon
JT Tuimoloau Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (NE)
JT Tuimoloau
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Aireontae Ersery Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (NE)
Aireontae Ersery
OT Minnesota
Malachi Moore Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (NE)
Malachi Moore
S Alabama
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (NE)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Cobee Bryant Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (NE)
Cobee Bryant
CB Kansas
Woody Marks Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (NE)
Woody Marks
RB USC
Luke Lachey Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (NE)
Luke Lachey
TE Iowa
Draft Picks Received
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
JT Tuimoloau Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
JT Tuimoloau
DE-EDGE Ohio State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (HOU)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (DAL)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (HOU)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Players Gained
Head Shot
Nico Collins
WR
Players traded away
Head Shot
Rhamondre Stevenson
RB
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall A
ValueB+ NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureA
Lachey should have been long gone. The Patriots pounced, and earned a A.

The Patriots did not reach, did not trade up, did not blink. They just waited, and Luke Lachey fell into pick No. 240. They executed a plan and it shows in the A.

They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own. They will regret leaving wide receiver for another day if the season turns on it.

Bottom line, they did the job about as well as it can be done.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Kenneth Grant
In the 25th pick they get a wrecking ball inside. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick38 Rnd2 Josh Conerly Jr.
Josh Conerly Jr. at slot 38 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick58 Rnd2 JT Tuimoloau
A quiet steal in the 58th overall pick: JT Tuimoloau for less than the market said. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick69 Rnd3 Xavier Watts
A top-tier safety at a bargain, Xavier Watts in No. 69, plain and simple. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick77 Rnd3 Aireontae Ersery
The board fumbled Aireontae Ersery all the way to pick No. 77, and they scooped it up. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick105 Rnd4 Malachi Moore
Malachi Moore at Round 4, Pick 4 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick145 Rnd5 Cam Skattebo
They robbed the room for Cam Skattebo here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick219 Rnd7 Cobee Bryant
A cornerback of that caliber at pick 219 is the definition of value, full stop. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick222 Rnd7 Woody Marks
You do not let a running back like Woody Marks reach pick 222 and blink. They did not. The roster fit checks out.
Pick240 Rnd7 Luke Lachey
Luke Lachey in Round 7, Pick 22 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.