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Draft Selections
Tetairoa McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (NE)
Tetairoa McMillan
WR Arizona
Tre Harris Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Tre Harris
WR Mississippi
Ajani Cornelius Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (NE)
Ajani Cornelius
OT Oregon
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (NE)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
Xavier Nwankpa Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (NE)
Xavier Nwankpa
S Iowa
Tory Horton Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (NE)
Tory Horton
WR Colorado State
Davison Igbinosun Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 5 (NE)
Davison Igbinosun
CB Ohio State
Will Lee III Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (NE)
Will Lee III
CB Texas A&M
Francisco Mauigoa Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 6 (NE)
Francisco Mauigoa
LB Miami (FL)
Xavier Truss Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 7 (NE)
Xavier Truss
OT Georgia
Draft Picks Received
Tetairoa McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (PIT)
Tetairoa McMillan
WR Arizona
Ajani Cornelius Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (ARI)
Ajani Cornelius
OT Oregon
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (PIT)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
Tory Horton Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (PIT)
Tory Horton
WR Colorado State
Will Lee III Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (ATL)
Will Lee III
CB Texas A&M
Francisco Mauigoa Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 6 (CAR)
Francisco Mauigoa
LB Miami (FL)
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (PIT)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (PIT)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (PIT)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
Wyatt Milum Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 4 (ARI)
Wyatt Milum
OT West Virginia
Players Gained
Head Shot
Troy Fautanu
OT
Players traded away
Head Shot
Cole Strange
OG
Head Shot
JuJu Smith-Schuster
WR
Head Shot
Kendrick Bourne
WR
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB TradesB FutureA+
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Patriots and Nwankpa: B+.

Every so often the board makes a mistake, and the Patriots were there to profit. Xavier Nwankpa, the No. 40 name on the board, should have been long gone before slot 66. More right than wrong, and a B+ to match.

The Cornelius pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. A whole weekend of picks and edge rusher is somehow still a want.

The Troy Fautanu deal gives the class an established piece to lean on.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick14 Rnd1 Tetairoa McMillan
In Round 1, Pick 14 they get a true top target at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick34 Rnd2 Tre Harris
No drama and no debate, Tre Harris went about where he belonged in slot 34. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick40 Rnd2 Ajani Cornelius
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Ajani Cornelius. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick46 Rnd2 Tyler Booker
A tidy little value on Tyler Booker in the 46th overall pick, a step better than break-even. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick66 Rnd3 Xavier Nwankpa
They barely believed it either: Xavier Nwankpa still on the board at pick No. 66. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick78 Rnd3 Tory Horton
They read the board right and Tory Horton was the payoff at the 78th pick. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick130 Rnd5 Davison Igbinosun
Davison Igbinosun at No. 130 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick149 Rnd5 Will Lee III
Good price on Will Lee III in pick 149, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
Pick161 Rnd6 Francisco Mauigoa
Francisco Mauigoa at pick No. 161 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick194 Rnd7 Xavier Truss
They let Xavier Truss come to them and pounced at Round 7, Pick 2. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.