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Draft Selections
Matthew Golden Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (NE)
Matthew Golden
WR Texas
Aireontae Ersery Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Aireontae Ersery
OT Minnesota
Cameron Williams Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
Cameron Williams
OT Texas
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (NE)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (NE)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Alijah Huzzie Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (NE)
Alijah Huzzie
CB North Carolina
Isaac TeSlaa Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (NE)
Isaac TeSlaa
WR Arkansas
Tyler Shough Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (NE)
Tyler Shough
QB Louisville
Draft Picks Received
Matthew Golden Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DAL)
Matthew Golden
WR Texas
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (DAL)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (DAL)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (DAL)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (DAL)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Jared Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (DET)
Jared Wilson
C Georgia
Players Gained
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Trevon Diggs
CB
Head Shot
Alec Pierce
WR
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall A-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureA+
The Patriots cashed the board's mistake on Shough: A-.

The Patriots spent the weekend waiting on one name, and it fell: Tyler Shough, the No. 139 name on the board, in the Round 7 slot. The sum of the weekend is a deserved A-.

Reaching for Higgins left real value on the table behind him. They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own.

They punted on edge rusher, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

The kind of weekend a front office frames and hangs on the wall.

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Matthew Golden
In the 12th pick they get a difference-maker at receiver at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick38 Rnd2 Aireontae Ersery
They paid up for Aireontae Ersery at the Round 2 slot when waiting would have done the job. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick69 Rnd3 Cameron Williams
No edge and no loss on Cameron Williams in pick No. 69; it is a wash and a sensible one. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick106 Rnd4 Deone Walker
Deone Walker in slot 106 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick144 Rnd5 Jay Higgins
Jay Higgins at Round 5, Pick 6 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick217 Rnd7 Alijah Huzzie
Alijah Huzzie at pick 217 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick220 Rnd7 Isaac TeSlaa
A reach for Isaac TeSlaa in the 220th overall pick; a little patience would have been rewarded. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick238 Rnd7 Tyler Shough
A top-tier quarterback at a bargain, Tyler Shough in No. 238, plain and simple. The roster fit checks out.