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Draft Selections
Travis Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (NE)
Travis Hunter
CB Colorado
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (NE)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Aireontae Ersery Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (NE)
Aireontae Ersery
OT Minnesota
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (NE)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Lander Barton Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (NE)
Lander Barton
LB Utah
Lathan Ransom Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (NE)
Lathan Ransom
S Ohio State
Kalel Mullings Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (NE)
Kalel Mullings
RB Michigan
Draft Picks Received
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (CHI)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (CHI)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (CHI)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Maxwell Hairston Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (MIN)
Maxwell Hairston
CB Kentucky
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ATL)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Players Gained
Head Shot
Christian Darrisaw
OT
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Zak Zinter
OG
Players traded away
Head Shot
Javon Baker
WR
Head Shot
Vederian Lowe
OT
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B+
ValueA- NeedB- TradesA+ FutureC+
The Patriots won the night they stopped Mullings from sliding. Grade: B+.

The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: Kalel Mullings, the 241st pick, roughly 133 picks past where he belonged.

They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast. The edge rusher spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. The imported veterans give this class a floor the draft picks could not on their own.

Job largely done: safety settled and 3 of 8 of the wish list covered.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Travis Hunter
In Round 1, Pick 4 they get a potential shutdown corner at fair value. More want than need.
Pick39 Rnd2 Tate Ratledge
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Tate Ratledge in the 39th pick. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick69 Rnd3 Omarion Hampton
Omarion Hampton at the Round 3 slot is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It fills a real need, too.
Pick77 Rnd3 Aireontae Ersery
Aireontae Ersery in the 77th overall pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick143 Rnd5 Kevin Winston Jr.
A top-tier safety at a bargain, Kevin Winston Jr. in slot 143, plain and simple. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick217 Rnd7 Lander Barton
Lander Barton at No. 217 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick220 Rnd7 Lathan Ransom
Lathan Ransom at pick No. 220 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.
Pick241 Rnd7 Kalel Mullings
You do not let a running back like Kalel Mullings reach pick 241 and blink. They did not. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.