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Draft Selections
Tetairoa McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (NE)
Tetairoa McMillan
WR Arizona
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Aireontae Ersery Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (NE)
Aireontae Ersery
OT Minnesota
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (NE)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Andrew Mukuba Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (NE)
Andrew Mukuba
S Texas
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (NE)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Jordan James Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (NE)
Jordan James
RB Oregon
Ricky White III Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (NE)
Ricky White III
WR UNLV
Draft Picks Received
Tetairoa McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (IND)
Tetairoa McMillan
WR Arizona
Aireontae Ersery Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (IND)
Aireontae Ersery
OT Minnesota
Jordan James Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (NYJ)
Jordan James
RB Oregon
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (IND)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Will Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (IND)
Will Johnson
CB Michigan
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (NYJ)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
Eric Gregory Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (NYJ)
Eric Gregory
DL Arkansas
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Players Gained
Head Shot
Josh Downs
WR
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall A-
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureA
The Patriots let Mondon Jr. fall into their laps, and walked away with a A-.

When a board-topper like Smael Mondon Jr. slides to No. 144, you do not overthink it, and the Patriots did not.

They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own. For all the activity, edge rusher went untouched, which is hard to explain. The cost of the Majors reach is exactly the players who went right after him.

Adding Josh Downs by trade rounds out the weekend beyond the rookies.

In the end it comes back to Tetairoa McMillan, and a haul good enough to build on right away.

Pick Analysis
Pick14 Rnd1 Tetairoa McMillan
In slot 14 they get a go-to option on the outside at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick38 Rnd2 Tyler Warren
Tyler Warren at pick No. 38 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick45 Rnd2 Aireontae Ersery
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Aireontae Ersery. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick69 Rnd3 Tate Ratledge
By-the-book stuff, Tate Ratledge at the Round 3 slot squarely in line with his ranking. The roster fit checks out.
Pick77 Rnd3 Jake Majors
Jake Majors at No. 77 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick106 Rnd4 Andrew Mukuba
They will replay Andrew Mukuba at Round 4, Pick 4 for years; that is how good the value is. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick144 Rnd5 Smael Mondon Jr.
Circle this one: Smael Mondon Jr. at the 144th pick is a fall that decides a draft. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick145 Rnd5 Jordan James
Steal is underselling it; Jordan James at pick 145 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It fills a real need, too.
Pick220 Rnd7 Ricky White III
They read the board right and Ricky White III was the payoff at Round 7, Pick 4. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.