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Will Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (NE)
Will Campbell
OT LSU
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Darien Porter Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
Darien Porter
CB Iowa State
David Walker Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (NE)
David Walker
LB-EDGE Central Arkansas
Alfred Collins Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (NE)
Alfred Collins
DT Texas
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (NE)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Tez Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (NE)
Tez Johnson
WR Oregon
David Bailey Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (NE)
David Bailey
LB-EDGE Stanford
Jack Kiser Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 4 (NE)
Jack Kiser
LB Notre Dame
Kurtis Rourke Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (NE)
Kurtis Rourke
QB Indiana
Cobee Bryant Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (NE)
Cobee Bryant
CB Kansas
Luke Lachey Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (NE)
Luke Lachey
TE Iowa
DJ Giddens Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (NE)
DJ Giddens
RB Kansas State
Tyler Loop Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (NE)
Tyler Loop
PK Arizona
Draft Picks Received
Will Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (SF)
Will Campbell
OT LSU
David Walker Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (NO)
David Walker
LB-EDGE Central Arkansas
Alfred Collins Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (SF)
Alfred Collins
DT Texas
Tez Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (SF)
Tez Johnson
WR Oregon
Jack Kiser Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 4 (SF)
Jack Kiser
LB Notre Dame
Tyler Loop Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (NO)
Tyler Loop
PK Arizona
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (SF)
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Draft Picks Traded
Mason Graham Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (NO)
Mason Graham
DT Michigan
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Players Gained
Head Shot
Jauan Jennings
WR
Head Shot
Chris Olave
WR
Head Shot
Jeffery Simmons
DT
Players traded away
Head Shot
Alex Austin
CB
Head Shot
Daniel Ekuale
DT
Head Shot
Demontrey Jacobs
OT
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesA+ FutureD-
The Patriots turned the phones into found money: B-.

When the story of this class is written, it opens with David Walker at Round 3, Pick 7, a reach of 101 spots that the board flatly disagrees with. Good, not great, and the B- says as much.

Giddens falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own. The safety hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Will Campbell
In pick 11 they get a long-term starter on the line. A real need, handled.
Pick38 Rnd2 Omarion Hampton
A tidy bit of business in pick No. 38, where Omarion Hampton graded well above the range. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick69 Rnd3 Darien Porter
They went early on Darien Porter in the Round 3 slot, and the value did not follow. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick71 Rnd3 David Walker
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for David Walker. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick75 Rnd3 Alfred Collins
Steal is underselling it; Alfred Collins at slot 75 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick77 Rnd3 Jayden Higgins
A reasonable price with a little left over, Jayden Higgins in No. 77. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick99 Rnd3 Tez Johnson
A slide stopped in the 99th pick, with Tez Johnson worth more than the price. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick105 Rnd4 David Bailey
A wild overpay on David Bailey in the Round 4 slot, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick138 Rnd4 Jack Kiser
Jack Kiser at pick No. 138 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick145 Rnd5 Kurtis Rourke
A market-rate quarterback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Kurtis Rourke. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick219 Rnd7 Cobee Bryant
Cobee Bryant in No. 219 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
Pick222 Rnd7 Luke Lachey
They robbed the room for Luke Lachey here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. The roster fit checks out.
Pick240 Rnd7 DJ Giddens
They will replay DJ Giddens at Round 7, Pick 22 for years; that is how good the value is. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick254 Rnd7 Tyler Loop
They left a pile of value on the table to take Tyler Loop this early at slot 254. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.