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Draft Selections
Josh Simmons Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (NE)
Josh Simmons
OT Ohio State
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (NE)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
Jack Sawyer Head Shot
PICK: 54 RND: 2 (NE)
Jack Sawyer
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Wyatt Milum Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
Wyatt Milum
OT West Virginia
Quinshon Judkins Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (NE)
Quinshon Judkins
RB Ohio State
Xavier Restrepo Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (NE)
Xavier Restrepo
WR Miami
Joshua Farmer Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (NE)
Joshua Farmer
DT Florida State
Malachi Moore Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (NE)
Malachi Moore
S Alabama
Vernon Broughton Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (NE)
Vernon Broughton
DL Texas
Isaac TeSlaa Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (NE)
Isaac TeSlaa
WR Arkansas
Cam Horsley Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (NE)
Cam Horsley
DT Boston College
Donovan Smith Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (NE)
Donovan Smith
QB Houston
Draft Picks Received
Josh Simmons Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (DEN)
Josh Simmons
OT Ohio State
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (IND)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
Jack Sawyer Head Shot
PICK: 54 RND: 2 (GB)
Jack Sawyer
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Joshua Farmer Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (DEN)
Joshua Farmer
DT Florida State
Cam Horsley Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (IND)
Cam Horsley
DT Boston College
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (IND)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (DEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (DEN)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (IND)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Jahdae Barron Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (IND)
Jahdae Barron
CB Texas
Players Gained
Head Shot
Troy Franklin
WR
Head Shot
Christian Watson
WR
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall A-
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureA
The Patriots won the weekend at the trade table. Grade: A-.

The Donovan Smith selection is the head-turner. The Patriots reached 36 spots for him, and it will define how this weekend is remembered.

The phones were where this weekend was really won. If one pick saves this weekend, it is Warren.

The imported veterans give this class a floor the draft picks could not on their own. The hoard sets up next April more than it helps this September.

Add it up and few war rooms did better this weekend, Josh Simmons and all.

Pick Analysis
Pick20 Rnd1 Josh Simmons
In the 20th overall pick they get a plug-and-play piece up front. A real need, handled.
Pick38 Rnd2 Tyler Warren
Tyler Warren in the 38th pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick45 Rnd2 Jihaad Campbell
Jihaad Campbell slipping to No. 45 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick54 Rnd2 Jack Sawyer
Jack Sawyer at pick No. 54 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick69 Rnd3 Wyatt Milum
Wyatt Milum at Round 3, Pick 5 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. The roster fit checks out.
Pick77 Rnd3 Quinshon Judkins
Value with a capital V on Quinshon Judkins in pick 77, a genuine coup. It fills a real need, too.
Pick106 Rnd4 Xavier Restrepo
By-the-book stuff, Xavier Restrepo at Round 4, Pick 4 squarely in line with his ranking. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick122 Rnd4 Joshua Farmer
Nothing to complain about; Joshua Farmer went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick144 Rnd5 Malachi Moore
A reasonable price with a little left over, Malachi Moore in the 144th pick. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick171 Rnd5 Vernon Broughton
They paid a round early for Vernon Broughton in the 171st overall pick, more than the board wanted. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick220 Rnd7 Isaac TeSlaa
Isaac TeSlaa at pick No. 220 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick232 Rnd7 Cam Horsley
A premium they did not need to pay, Cam Horsley a notch or two before his time. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick238 Rnd7 Donovan Smith
Donovan Smith in the Round 7 slot is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.