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Draft Selections
Will Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (NE)
Will Campbell
OT LSU
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (NE)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Alfred Collins Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (NE)
Alfred Collins
DT Texas
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (NE)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Domani Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (NE)
Domani Jackson
CB Alabama
Cody Simon Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (NE)
Cody Simon
LB Ohio State
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (NE)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Draft Picks Received
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (TEN)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Alfred Collins Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (KC)
Alfred Collins
DT Texas
Cody Simon Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (KC)
Cody Simon
LB Ohio State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: 255 RND: 7 (KC)
TO PICK
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (KC)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (KC)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Tre Harris Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (TEN)
Tre Harris
WR Ole Miss
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (BUF)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (BUF)
TO PICK
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (BUF)
TO PICK
 
Players Gained
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Nic Jones
CB
Players traded away
Head Shot
Bailey Zappe
QB
Head Shot
David Wallis
WR
Head Shot
Jack Westover
TE
Head Shot
Kawaan Baker
WR
Head Shot
Tyquan Thornton
WR
Head Shot
Tyrone Wheatley Jr.
OT
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall C
ValueB- NeedB TradesF FutureB-
The Patriots let Winston Jr. fall and pounced. Final grade: C.

The Patriots spent the weekend waiting on one name, and it fell: Kevin Winston Jr., the No. 92 name on the board, in the 143rd overall pick.

The dealing is the wound this class cannot quite close. They are betting Jackson proves the room right and everyone else wrong. That edge rusher hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

In the end, one you will need a couple of seasons to truly judge.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Will Campbell
Will Campbell in slot 4 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick35 Rnd2 Emeka Egbuka
Nothing to complain about; Emeka Egbuka went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick63 Rnd2 Alfred Collins
A market-rate interior defensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Alfred Collins. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick77 Rnd3 Tyler Warren
Tyler Warren at pick 77 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick105 Rnd4 Domani Jackson
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Domani Jackson. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick132 Rnd4 Cody Simon
Cody Simon at No. 132 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the linebacker. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick143 Rnd5 Kevin Winston Jr.
They barely believed it either: Kevin Winston Jr. still on the board at Round 5, Pick 6. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.