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  • Arcadiuz DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Makai Lemon Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (NE)
Makai Lemon
WR USC
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (NE)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Caleb Banks Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (NE)
Caleb Banks
DL Florida
Blake Miller Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (NE)
Blake Miller
OT Clemson
Jake Golday Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (NE)
Jake Golday
OLB Cincinnati
DeMonte Capehart Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (NE)
DeMonte Capehart
DT Clemson
Jadarian Price Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (NE)
Jadarian Price
RB Notre Dame
Oscar Delp Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (NE)
Oscar Delp
TE Georgia
Aaron Anderson Head Shot
PICK: 210 RND: 6 (NE)
Aaron Anderson
WR LSU
Nadame Tucker Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (NE)
Nadame Tucker
DE Western Michigan
Trey Zuhn III Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (NE)
Trey Zuhn III
OT Texas A&M
Robert Spears-Jennings Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (NE)
Robert Spears-Jennings
S Oklahoma
Draft Picks Received
Nadame Tucker Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (BUF)
Nadame Tucker
DE Western Michigan
Trey Zuhn III Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (BUF)
Trey Zuhn III
OT Texas A&M
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (BUF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (BUF)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Gracen Halton Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (BUF)
Gracen Halton
DL Oklahoma
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueA NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Price should have been long gone. The Patriots pounced, and earned a B.

Somewhere a general manager is explaining how Jadarian Price got past him. The Patriots do not have to explain a thing at the Round 6 slot.

A whole weekend of picks and quarterback is somehow still a want. They went 7 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

Value over need was the throughline, for better and worse.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick31 Rnd1 Makai Lemon
In slot 31 they get a home-run threat at receiver, and a steal at that. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick63 Rnd2 Arvell Reese
Somehow Arvell Reese was still sitting there in Round 2, Pick 31, and they pounced on premier linebacker value. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick95 Rnd3 Caleb Banks
Caleb Banks at pick No. 95 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick125 Rnd4 Blake Miller
The board fumbled Blake Miller all the way to the Round 4 slot, and they scooped it up. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick131 Rnd4 Jake Golday
Circle this one: Jake Golday at No. 131 is a fall that decides a draft. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick169 Rnd5 DeMonte Capehart
DeMonte Capehart in pick 169 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick189 Rnd6 Jadarian Price
They robbed the room for Jadarian Price here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick207 Rnd6 Oscar Delp
Oscar Delp at the 207th overall pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick210 Rnd6 Aaron Anderson
You do not let a wide receiver like Aaron Anderson reach pick 210 and blink. They did not. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick220 Rnd7 Nadame Tucker
Nadame Tucker at No. 220 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick228 Rnd7 Trey Zuhn III
They will replay Trey Zuhn III at the 228th overall pick for years; that is how good the value is. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick247 Rnd7 Robert Spears-Jennings
Taking Robert Spears-Jennings in slot 247 is close to grand larceny; a safety that good had no business lasting this long. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.