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Draft Selections
Chris Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (NE)
Chris Johnson
CB San Diego State
Anthony Hill Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 54 RND: 2 (NE)
Anthony Hill Jr.
LB Texas
Caden Curry Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (NE)
Caden Curry
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Dametrious Crownover Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (NE)
Dametrious Crownover
OT Texas A&M
Jakobe Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (NE)
Jakobe Thomas
S Miami
Kaytron Allen Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 4 (NE)
Kaytron Allen
RB Penn State
Davison Igbinosun Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 4 (NE)
Davison Igbinosun
CB Ohio State
Kaleb Elarms-Orr Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (NE)
Kaleb Elarms-Orr
LB TCU
Bobby Jamison-Travis Head Shot
PICK: 191 RND: 6 (NE)
Bobby Jamison-Travis
DT Auburn
Harrison Wallace III Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (NE)
Harrison Wallace III
WR Ole Miss
Eric O'Neill Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (NE)
Eric O'Neill
DE-EDGE Rutgers
Jack Kelly Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (NE)
Jack Kelly
LB BYU
CJ Donaldson Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (NE)
CJ Donaldson
RB Ohio State
Draft Picks Received
Chris Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (CIN)
Chris Johnson
CB San Diego State
Anthony Hill Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 54 RND: 2 (PHI)
Anthony Hill Jr.
LB Texas
Caden Curry Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (CIN)
Caden Curry
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Kaytron Allen Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 4 (SF)
Kaytron Allen
RB Penn State
Davison Igbinosun Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 4 (SF)
Davison Igbinosun
CB Ohio State
Draft Picks Traded
Chris Brazzell II Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (CIN)
Chris Brazzell II
WR Tennessee
Zachariah Branch Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (PHI)
Zachariah Branch
WR Georgia
Zakee Wheatley Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (PHI)
Zakee Wheatley
S Penn State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (LV)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (LV)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Players Gained
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A.J. Brown
WR
Players traded away
Head Shot
Christian Elliss
LB
Head Shot
Mack Hollins
WR
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueC+ NeedB TradesA+ FutureC-
The Patriots worked the phones like thieves and earned a B.

The Patriots clearly saw something nobody else did in Eric O'Neill, taking him 54 picks ahead of his grade. The board is not convinced. More right than wrong, and a B to match.

They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own. The Igbinosun pick is fine in a vacuum, less so with quarterback and tight end still on the board. Leaving quarterback unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

The Hill Jr. steal is the beam this whole class leans on.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick41 Rnd2 Chris Johnson
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Chris Johnson at the 41st pick is the proof. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick54 Rnd2 Anthony Hill Jr.
They read the board right and Anthony Hill Jr. was the payoff at Round 2, Pick 22. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick72 Rnd3 Caden Curry
They reached into another round for Caden Curry, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick125 Rnd4 Dametrious Crownover
Dametrious Crownover at pick 125 is a conviction pick that outran the value. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick131 Rnd4 Jakobe Thomas
A straight-up fair deal on Jakobe Thomas at the Round 4 slot, value and slot in agreement. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick138 Rnd4 Kaytron Allen
They paid sticker price for Kaytron Allen in the 138th overall pick, and that is fine. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick139 Rnd4 Davison Igbinosun
Hard to square with the roster. With positions of obvious need still on the board, Davison Igbinosun adds a cornerback and leaves quarterback and tight end untouched.
Pick171 Rnd5 Kaleb Elarms-Orr
Kaleb Elarms-Orr at pick No. 171 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
Pick191 Rnd6 Bobby Jamison-Travis
They paid up for Bobby Jamison-Travis at Round 6, Pick 10 when waiting would have done the job. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick202 Rnd6 Harrison Wallace III
Harrison Wallace III slid further than he should have, and the 202nd pick is lovely value for the wide receiver. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick209 Rnd6 Eric O'Neill
Eric O'Neill at slot 209 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick212 Rnd6 Jack Kelly
A real head-scratcher, Jack Kelly in No. 212 is miles ahead of his ranking. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.
Pick247 Rnd7 CJ Donaldson
They left a pile of value on the table to take CJ Donaldson this early at the 247th overall pick. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.