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Draft Selections
Tetairoa McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NE)
Tetairoa McMillan
WR Arizona
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (NE)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Colston Loveland Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (NE)
Colston Loveland
TE Michigan
Kaleb Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (NE)
Kaleb Johnson
RB Iowa
Malachi Moore Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (NE)
Malachi Moore
S Alabama
Deontae Lawson Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (NE)
Deontae Lawson
LB Alabama
Logan Jones Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (NE)
Logan Jones
C Iowa
Rod Moore Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (NE)
Rod Moore
S Michigan
Paris Shand Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (NE)
Paris Shand
DE LSU
Draft Picks Received
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (CHI)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Colston Loveland Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (JAX)
Colston Loveland
TE Michigan
Draft Picks Traded
Bradyn Swinson Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (CHI)
Bradyn Swinson
DE-EDGE LSU
Tyler Baron Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (JAX)
Tyler Baron
DE-EDGE Miami
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (ATL)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (ATL)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureC+
The Patriots let Moore fall into their laps, and walked away with a B.

The board owed the Patriots one, and it paid up: Rod Moore, the No. 142 name on the board, sitting there at Round 7, Pick 8 like a gift left on the doorstep. They moved the roster forward and banked a B for it.

The Shand reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. That interior defensive lineman hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. They left with edge rusher solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

The skill positions did well by the weekend.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Tetairoa McMillan
In pick No. 3 they get a No. 1 receiver at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick35 Rnd2 Tate Ratledge
Tate Ratledge at pick 35 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick67 Rnd3 Colston Loveland
Colston Loveland at Round 3, Pick 3 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It fills a real need, too.
Pick78 Rnd3 Kaleb Johnson
Kaleb Johnson in the 78th pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick107 Rnd4 Malachi Moore
Steal is underselling it; Malachi Moore at No. 107 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick142 Rnd5 Deontae Lawson
They barely believed it either: Deontae Lawson still on the board at the 142nd overall pick. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick219 Rnd7 Logan Jones
Logan Jones in the Round 7 slot should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick222 Rnd7 Rod Moore
Rod Moore in slot 222 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick236 Rnd7 Paris Shand
They reached into another round for Paris Shand, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.