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NE Patriots 2026 NFL Draft

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Draft Selections
Omar Cooper Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (NE)
Omar Cooper Jr.
WR Indiana
Anthony Hill Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (NE)
Anthony Hill Jr.
LB Texas
Max Klare Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (NE)
Max Klare
TE Ohio State
Keylan Rutledge Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (NE)
Keylan Rutledge
OG Georgia Tech
Bishop Fitzgerald Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (NE)
Bishop Fitzgerald
S USC
Aamil Wagner Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (NE)
Aamil Wagner
OT Notre Dame
Le'Veon Moss Head Shot
PICK: 191 RND: 6 (NE)
Le'Veon Moss
RB Texas A&M
Matt Gulbin Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (NE)
Matt Gulbin
C Michigan State
Aiden Fisher Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (NE)
Aiden Fisher
LB Indiana
Dallen Bentley Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (NE)
Dallen Bentley
TE Utah
Nolan Rucci Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (NE)
Nolan Rucci
OT Penn State
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Grand theft in slot 63: the Patriots steal Hill Jr. and grade out a B-.

You could see the war room lean forward. Anthony Hill Jr. at No. 63 is the sort of fall that does not happen, except it just did.

They are betting Fisher proves the room right and everyone else wrong. They punted on edge rusher, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but edge rusher.

Pick Analysis
Pick31 Rnd1 Omar Cooper Jr.
In the 31st overall pick they get a go-to option on the outside. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick63 Rnd2 Anthony Hill Jr.
Anthony Hill Jr. at the Round 2 slot is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick95 Rnd3 Max Klare
A quiet steal in pick No. 95: Max Klare for less than the market said. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick125 Rnd4 Keylan Rutledge
Keylan Rutledge slipping to slot 125 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick131 Rnd4 Bishop Fitzgerald
They read the board right and Bishop Fitzgerald was the payoff at pick 131. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick171 Rnd5 Aamil Wagner
No drama and no debate, Aamil Wagner went about where he belonged in the 171st pick. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick191 Rnd6 Le'Veon Moss
Le'Veon Moss at Round 6, Pick 10 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick198 Rnd6 Matt Gulbin
Value with a capital V on Matt Gulbin in No. 198, a genuine coup. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick202 Rnd6 Aiden Fisher
Aiden Fisher at the 202nd pick is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
Pick212 Rnd6 Dallen Bentley
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Dallen Bentley in slot 212. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick247 Rnd7 Nolan Rucci
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Nolan Rucci. The roster fit checks out.