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Mason Graham Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (NE)
Mason Graham
DT Michigan
Luther Burden III Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Luther Burden III
WR Missouri
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (NE)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Denzel Burke Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (NE)
Denzel Burke
CB Ohio State
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (NE)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Donovan Edwards Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (NE)
Donovan Edwards
RB Michigan
Torricelli Simpkins III Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (NE)
Torricelli Simpkins III
OG South Carolina
Ben Yurosek Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (NE)
Ben Yurosek
TE Georgia
Draft Picks Traded
Aireontae Ersery Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (SEA)
Aireontae Ersery
OT Minnesota
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Players Gained
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DK Metcalf
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Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureC+
Winston Jr. should have been long gone. The Patriots pounced, and earned a B+.

The Patriots did not reach, did not trade up, did not blink. They just waited, and Kevin Winston Jr. fell into Round 5, Pick 6.

The phones were where this weekend was really won. The cost of the Simpkins III reach is exactly the players who went right after him.

They will regret leaving edge rusher for another day if the season turns on it.

Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Mason Graham
In the 4th pick they get a run-stuffing presence up front. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick38 Rnd2 Luther Burden III
Luther Burden III in No. 38 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick77 Rnd3 Donovan Jackson
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Donovan Jackson. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick105 Rnd4 Denzel Burke
Denzel Burke slid further than he should have, and slot 105 is lovely value for the cornerback. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick145 Rnd5 Kevin Winston Jr.
Kevin Winston Jr. at the 145th overall pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick219 Rnd7 Donovan Edwards
Circle this one: Donovan Edwards at pick No. 219 is a fall that decides a draft. It fills a real need, too.
Pick222 Rnd7 Torricelli Simpkins III
Torricelli Simpkins III in Round 7, Pick 4 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick240 Rnd7 Ben Yurosek
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Ben Yurosek well ahead of where he belonged. It patches a soft spot without any drama.