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Draft Selections
Makai Lemon Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (NE)
Makai Lemon
WR USC
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (NE)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Max Klare Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (NE)
Max Klare
TE Ohio State
Gennings Dunker Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (NE)
Gennings Dunker
OT Iowa
Whit Weeks Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (NE)
Whit Weeks
LB LSU
Chandler Rivers Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (NE)
Chandler Rivers
CB Duke
Rayshaun Benny Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (NE)
Rayshaun Benny
DL Michigan
Bud Clark Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (NE)
Bud Clark
S TCU
Justice Haynes Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (NE)
Justice Haynes
RB Michigan
Bray Hubbard Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (NE)
Bray Hubbard
S Alabama
DJ McKinney Head Shot
PICK: 192 RND: 6 (NE)
DJ McKinney
CB Colorado
Dominic Zvada Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (NE)
Dominic Zvada
PK Michigan
Draft Picks Received
Makai Lemon Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (LAR)
Makai Lemon
WR USC
Max Klare Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (HOU)
Max Klare
TE Ohio State
Gennings Dunker Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (LAR)
Gennings Dunker
OT Iowa
Rayshaun Benny Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (HOU)
Rayshaun Benny
DL Michigan
Bray Hubbard Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (HOU)
Bray Hubbard
S Alabama
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (DET)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (HOU)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Eric Singleton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (DEN)
Eric Singleton Jr.
WR Auburn
Barion Brown Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (DET)
Barion Brown
WR LSU
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesA FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B for the Patriots.

Call it belief, call it a gut call, but Dominic Zvada at pick No. 215 is 43 spots clear of consensus, and that is the headline.

If one pick saves this weekend, it is Haynes. They punted on edge rusher, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. The trade work was a quiet net positive.

They left with wide receiver solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

Good work on the whole, with edge rusher the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick26 Rnd1 Makai Lemon
In the 26th pick they get a go-to option on the outside at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick46 Rnd2 Jake Slaughter
Taking Jake Slaughter in Round 2, Pick 14 is close to grand larceny; an offensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick52 Rnd2 Max Klare
You do not let a tight end like Max Klare reach the Round 2 slot and blink. They did not. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick58 Rnd2 Gennings Dunker
No drama and no debate, Gennings Dunker went about where he belonged in slot 58. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick78 Rnd3 Whit Weeks
A slide stopped in the 78th overall pick, with Whit Weeks worth more than the price. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick114 Rnd4 Chandler Rivers
Chandler Rivers at No. 114 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the cornerback. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick120 Rnd4 Rayshaun Benny
Rayshaun Benny at pick 120 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick128 Rnd4 Bud Clark
Bud Clark in the 128th overall pick is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick153 Rnd5 Justice Haynes
Justice Haynes at pick No. 153 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick159 Rnd5 Bray Hubbard
A top-tier safety at a bargain, Bray Hubbard in the 159th pick, plain and simple. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick192 Rnd6 DJ McKinney
DJ McKinney slipping to Round 6, Pick 16 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
Pick215 Rnd6 Dominic Zvada
Dominic Zvada in slot 215 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.