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Draft Selections
Monroe Freeling Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (NE)
Monroe Freeling
OT Georgia
Chris Brazzell II Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (NE)
Chris Brazzell II
WR Tennessee
Jake Golday Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (NE)
Jake Golday
OLB Cincinnati
Zakee Wheatley Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (NE)
Zakee Wheatley
S Penn State
Oscar Delp Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (NE)
Oscar Delp
TE Georgia
Vincent Anthony Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (NE)
Vincent Anthony Jr.
DE-EDGE Duke
Aaron Graves Head Shot
PICK: 191 RND: 6 (NE)
Aaron Graves
DT Iowa
Jeremiah Wright Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (NE)
Jeremiah Wright
OG Auburn
VJ Payne Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (NE)
VJ Payne
S Kansas State
Eric McAlister Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (NE)
Eric McAlister
WR TCU
Adam Randall Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (NE)
Adam Randall
RB Clemson
Draft Picks Received
Monroe Freeling Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (CLE)
Monroe Freeling
OT Georgia
Zakee Wheatley Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (CIN)
Zakee Wheatley
S Penn State
Vincent Anthony Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (MIN)
Vincent Anthony Jr.
DE-EDGE Duke
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (PHI)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (HOU)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Mike Washington Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (MIN)
Mike Washington Jr.
RB Arkansas
Bud Clark Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (CIN)
Bud Clark
S TCU
Tanner Koziol Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (CIN)
Tanner Koziol
TE Houston
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (LV)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (LV)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Players Gained
Head Shot
A.J. Brown
WR
Head Shot
Jonathan Greenard
DE
Players traded away
Head Shot
Hunter Henry
TE
Head Shot
Marte Mapu
LB
Head Shot
Morgan Moses
OT
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureD
The Patriots worked the phones like thieves and earned a B.

Somewhere a scout is still blinking. The Patriots spent pick No. 163 on Vincent Anthony Jr., a name the board had a full 67 spots lower. The bottom line is a respectable B.

They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own. Golday falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch.

The quarterback spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. The bill for those future picks comes due whether the class hits or not.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the quarterback spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick24 Rnd1 Monroe Freeling
In slot 24 they get a cornerstone up front. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick31 Rnd1 Chris Brazzell II
In pick 31 they get a matchup problem out wide at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick95 Rnd3 Jake Golday
Jake Golday in Round 3, Pick 31 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick110 Rnd4 Zakee Wheatley
The board fumbled Zakee Wheatley all the way to pick No. 110, and they scooped it up. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick131 Rnd4 Oscar Delp
A market-rate tight end, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Oscar Delp. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick163 Rnd5 Vincent Anthony Jr.
Vincent Anthony Jr. at the 163rd pick is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick191 Rnd6 Aaron Graves
They liked Aaron Graves enough to skip the value, taking him in the Round 6 slot. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick198 Rnd6 Jeremiah Wright
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Jeremiah Wright well ahead of where he belonged. The roster fit checks out.
Pick202 Rnd6 VJ Payne
Fair-plus on VJ Payne, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick212 Rnd6 Eric McAlister
Eric McAlister at Round 6, Pick 31 is money in the bank, a wide receiver taken below his worth. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick247 Rnd7 Adam Randall
Adam Randall in slot 247 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A need, and now a little less of one.