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  • Rob DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Kelvin Banks Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (NE)
Kelvin Banks Jr.
OT Texas
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (NE)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Colston Loveland Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (NE)
Colston Loveland
TE Michigan
Emery Jones Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Emery Jones
OT LSU
Quinshon Judkins Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (NE)
Quinshon Judkins
RB Ohio State
Travis Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (NE)
Travis Hunter
CB Colorado
Mitchell Evans Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (NE)
Mitchell Evans
TE Notre Dame
Ashton Gillotte Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 4 (NE)
Ashton Gillotte
DL-EDGE Louisville
Earnest Greene III Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 5 (NE)
Earnest Greene III
OG Georgia
Draft Picks Received
Kelvin Banks Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (TB)
Kelvin Banks Jr.
OT Texas
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (DAL)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Colston Loveland Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (BUF)
Colston Loveland
TE Michigan
Quinshon Judkins Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (LV)
Quinshon Judkins
RB Ohio State
Travis Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (DAL)
Travis Hunter
CB Colorado
Draft Picks Traded
Mason Graham Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (LV)
Mason Graham
DT Michigan
Key Lawrence Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 7 (MIN)
Key Lawrence
CB Oklahoma
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (MIA)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Players Gained
Head Shot
Andrew Booth Jr.
CB
Head Shot
Russell Gage
WR
Head Shot
Michael Gallup
WR
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B+
ValueB+ NeedB TradesA+ FutureB-
Best value of the weekend goes to the Patriots for Hunter: B+.

The board owed the Patriots one, and it paid up: Travis Hunter, the No. 3 name on the board, sitting there at pick 58 like a gift left on the doorstep. Good, not great, and the B+ says as much.

The phones were where this weekend was really won. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped wide receiver, which is a strange place to end up.

The imported veterans give this class a floor the draft picks could not on their own. The roster is better shaped than it was, with edge rusher chief among the fixes.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the wide receiver spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick13 Rnd1 Kelvin Banks Jr.
In the Round 1 slot they get a building block for the line at fair value. A real need, handled.
Pick26 Rnd1 Malaki Starks
In the 26th pick they get a ballhawk on the back end, and a steal at that. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick27 Rnd1 Colston Loveland
Colston Loveland at the 27th overall pick is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick34 Rnd2 Emery Jones
No drama and no debate, Emery Jones went about where he belonged in Round 2, Pick 2. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick39 Rnd2 Quinshon Judkins
Quinshon Judkins at No. 39 is money in the bank, a running back taken below his worth. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick58 Rnd2 Travis Hunter
The board fumbled Travis Hunter all the way to pick No. 58, and they scooped it up. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick66 Rnd3 Mitchell Evans
They read the board right and Mitchell Evans was the payoff at pick 66. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick98 Rnd4 Ashton Gillotte
A edge rusher of that caliber at slot 98 is the definition of value, full stop. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick130 Rnd5 Earnest Greene III
Steal is underselling it; Earnest Greene III at pick No. 130 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It patches a soft spot without any drama.