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  • Gibbs DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (NE)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Matthew Golden Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Matthew Golden
WR Texas
Maxwell Hairston Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
Maxwell Hairston
CB Kentucky
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (NE)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (NE)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
Kaimon Rucker Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (NE)
Kaimon Rucker
DE-EDGE North Carolina
Dayon Hayes Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (NE)
Dayon Hayes
DE-EDGE Colorado
Ollie Gordon II Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (NE)
Ollie Gordon II
RB Oklahoma State
Barryn Sorrell Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (NE)
Barryn Sorrell
LB-EDGE Texas
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (NE)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Draft Picks Received
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (MIN)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIN)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIN)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Will Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (MIN)
Will Johnson
CB Michigan
Players Gained
Head Shot
Justin Jefferson
WR
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall A-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureA+
The Patriots worked the phones like thieves and earned a A-.

Somewhere a scout is still blinking. The Patriots spent No. 145 on Dayon Hayes, a name the board had a full 161 spots lower.

The Thornton Jr. value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere. They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast.

A whole weekend of picks and interior defensive lineman is somehow still a want.

Add it up and few war rooms did better this weekend, Nick Emmanwori and all.

Pick Analysis
Pick24 Rnd1 Nick Emmanwori
In the 24th pick they get an enforcer at safety. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick38 Rnd2 Matthew Golden
A straight-up fair deal on Matthew Golden at pick 38, value and slot in agreement. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick69 Rnd3 Maxwell Hairston
They paid up for Maxwell Hairston at slot 69 when waiting would have done the job. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick77 Rnd3 Tate Ratledge
Tate Ratledge in the Round 3 slot is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick97 Rnd3 Dylan Fairchild
Dylan Fairchild at No. 97 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the offensive lineman. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick105 Rnd4 Kaimon Rucker
They left a pile of value on the table to take Kaimon Rucker this early at pick No. 105. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick145 Rnd5 Dayon Hayes
They reached a country mile for Dayon Hayes at the Round 5 slot, and the board is aghast. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick219 Rnd7 Ollie Gordon II
They robbed the room for Ollie Gordon II here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick222 Rnd7 Barryn Sorrell
A wild overpay on Barryn Sorrell in the 222nd pick, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick240 Rnd7 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
Circle this one: Dont'e Thornton Jr. at the 240th overall pick is a fall that decides a draft. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.