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Draft Selections
Will Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NE)
Will Campbell
OT LSU
Xavier Restrepo Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (NE)
Xavier Restrepo
WR Miami
Ozzy Trapilo Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (NE)
Ozzy Trapilo
OT Boston College
Emery Jones Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (NE)
Emery Jones Jr.
OT LSU
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (NE)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (NE)
Sonny Styles
S Ohio State
DeMonte Capehart Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (NE)
DeMonte Capehart
DT Clemson
Jake Briningstool Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (NE)
Jake Briningstool
TE Clemson
Draft Picks Received
DeMonte Capehart Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (IND)
DeMonte Capehart
DT Clemson
Draft Picks Traded
Carson Schwesinger Head Shot
PICK: 221 RND: 7 (IND)
Carson Schwesinger
LB UCLA
Logan Jones Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (IND)
Logan Jones
C Iowa
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (ATL)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall C+
ValueC- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
A weekend that raised as many questions as it answered. The Patriots get a C+.

Call it a hunch or call it a gamble, but the Patriots spent No. 80 on Emery Jones Jr., a name most had 99 spots down the list. Some smart calls, some head-scratchers, and a C+ in the wash.

They banked enough surplus on Briningstool to cover a lot of smaller sins. They punted on edge rusher, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

They went 5 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

It nets out as a middle-of-the-pack haul that neither helps nor hurts much.

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Will Campbell
In the Round 1 slot they get a blindside protector, reach and all. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick39 Rnd2 Xavier Restrepo
A premium they did not need to pay, Xavier Restrepo a notch or two before his time. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick70 Rnd3 Ozzy Trapilo
Ozzy Trapilo at No. 70 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick80 Rnd3 Emery Jones Jr.
Emery Jones Jr. at pick No. 80 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick106 Rnd4 Smael Mondon Jr.
They took Smael Mondon Jr. at par in Round 4, Pick 5, which is nothing to complain about. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick141 Rnd5 Sonny Styles
They let Sonny Styles come to them and pounced at slot 141. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick149 Rnd5 DeMonte Capehart
They paid sticker price for DeMonte Capehart in Round 5, Pick 11, and that is fine. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick235 Rnd7 Jake Briningstool
Jake Briningstool at slot 235 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A need, and now a little less of one.