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Draft Selections
Matthew Golden Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (NE)
Matthew Golden
WR Texas
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Aireontae Ersery Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (NE)
Aireontae Ersery
OT Minnesota
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (NE)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Elijah Arroyo Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (NE)
Elijah Arroyo
TE Miami
Devin Neal Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (NE)
Devin Neal
RB Kansas
Ozzy Trapilo Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (NE)
Ozzy Trapilo
OT Boston College
Jared Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (NE)
Jared Wilson
C Georgia
Nohl Williams Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (NE)
Nohl Williams
CB California
Jaylen Reed Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (NE)
Jaylen Reed
S Penn State
Draft Picks Received
Matthew Golden Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DAL)
Matthew Golden
WR Texas
Aireontae Ersery Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (DAL)
Aireontae Ersery
OT Minnesota
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DAL)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Ozzy Trapilo Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (BUF)
Ozzy Trapilo
OT Boston College
Jared Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (BUF)
Jared Wilson
C Georgia
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (DAL)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Mason Graham Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (DAL)
Mason Graham
DT Michigan
Isaac TeSlaa Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (BUF)
Isaac TeSlaa
WR Arkansas
Torricelli Simpkins III Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (BUF)
Torricelli Simpkins III
OG South Carolina
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Players Gained
Head Shot
Tyler Guyton
OT
Players traded away
Head Shot
David Andrews
C
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureB
Reed should have been long gone. The Patriots pounced, and earned a B+.

Call it larceny. Jaylen Reed sat on the board until pick 238, and the Patriots did not need to be asked twice. The bottom line is a respectable B+.

If Williams pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about. They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own.

Leaving edge rusher unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. The Tyler Guyton pickup adds a known quantity to a class of unknowns.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Matthew Golden
In slot 12 they get a No. 1 receiver. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick38 Rnd2 Nick Emmanwori
Circle this one: Nick Emmanwori at the Round 2 slot is a fall that decides a draft. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick44 Rnd2 Aireontae Ersery
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Aireontae Ersery. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick69 Rnd3 Deone Walker
Deone Walker in pick 69 lands just on the right side of the ledger. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick76 Rnd3 Jayden Higgins
A quiet steal in the 76th overall pick: Jayden Higgins for less than the market said. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick77 Rnd3 Elijah Arroyo
A tidy little value on Elijah Arroyo in pick No. 77, a step better than break-even. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick106 Rnd4 Devin Neal
The board fumbled Devin Neal all the way to the 106th pick, and they scooped it up. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick109 Rnd4 Ozzy Trapilo
Ozzy Trapilo at Round 4, Pick 7 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick132 Rnd4 Jared Wilson
Jared Wilson at the 132nd overall pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick144 Rnd5 Nohl Williams
Value said wait; Nohl Williams in the 144th pick says they were not listening. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick238 Rnd7 Jaylen Reed
Jaylen Reed at No. 238 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.