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Draft Selections
Will Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (NE)
Will Campbell
OT LSU
Isaiah Bond Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (NE)
Isaiah Bond
WR Texas
LT Overton Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (NE)
LT Overton
DE-EDGE Alabama
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (NE)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (NE)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (NE)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
Luke Kandra Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Luke Kandra
OG Cincinnati
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 5 (NE)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Jared Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (NE)
Jared Wilson
C Georgia
Jimmy Horn Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (NE)
Jimmy Horn Jr.
WR Colorado
Jack Kiser Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (NE)
Jack Kiser
LB Notre Dame
Draft Picks Received
Will Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (LV)
Will Campbell
OT LSU
LT Overton Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (LV)
LT Overton
DE-EDGE Alabama
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (LV)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (LV)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (LV)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Shedeur Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (LV)
Shedeur Sanders
QB Colorado
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall C+
ValueB- NeedB TradesF FutureA+
The Patriots got the worse of every deal, and it shows in the C+.

The Patriots treated their own grade as gospel and everyone else's as noise, spending slot 220 on Jimmy Horn Jr. a full 66 spots early. It washes out to a C+, no better and no worse.

The Kiser steal is the beam this whole class leans on. The trades bled value they could not afford to lose.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through interior defensive lineman. They went 6 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

Hit on Will Campbell and the swing picks, and this ages a lot better than it grades today.

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Will Campbell
In Round 1, Pick 8 they get a cornerstone up front. A real need, handled.
Pick36 Rnd2 Isaiah Bond
A tidy little value on Isaiah Bond in the Round 2 slot, a step better than break-even. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick39 Rnd2 LT Overton
LT Overton in pick 39 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick67 Rnd3 Tyler Warren
Tyler Warren at the 67th overall pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick70 Rnd3 Xavier Watts
They will replay Xavier Watts at pick No. 70 for years; that is how good the value is. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick79 Rnd3 Jihaad Campbell
A linebacker of that caliber at No. 79 is the definition of value, full stop. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick103 Rnd4 Luke Kandra
Luke Kandra at No. 103 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick138 Rnd5 Cam Skattebo
Cam Skattebo in pick 138 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick219 Rnd7 Jared Wilson
A quiet steal in slot 219: Jared Wilson for less than the market said. It fills a real need, too.
Pick220 Rnd7 Jimmy Horn Jr.
Jimmy Horn Jr. in pick No. 220 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick238 Rnd7 Jack Kiser
Taking Jack Kiser in the 238th pick is close to grand larceny; a linebacker that good had no business lasting this long. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.