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  • Casj DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Jeremiyah Love Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (NE)
Jeremiyah Love
RB Notre Dame
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (NE)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Eli Stowers Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (NE)
Eli Stowers
TE Vanderbilt
Jalon Kilgore Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (NE)
Jalon Kilgore
S South Carolina
DJ McKinney Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (NE)
DJ McKinney
CB Colorado
Jacob Rodriguez Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (NE)
Jacob Rodriguez
LB Texas Tech
Max Iheanachor Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (NE)
Max Iheanachor
OT Arizona State
Brandon Inniss Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (NE)
Brandon Inniss
WR Ohio State
Fernando Carmona Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (NE)
Fernando Carmona
OT Arkansas
Bear Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 7 (NE)
Bear Alexander
DT Oregon
Jalen Thompson Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (NE)
Jalen Thompson
DL-EDGE Michigan State
Conner Weigman Head Shot
PICK: 242 RND: 7 (NE)
Conner Weigman
QB Houston
Peyton Bowen Head Shot
PICK: 251 RND: 7 (NE)
Peyton Bowen
S Oklahoma
Draft Picks Received
Eli Stowers Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (DEN)
Eli Stowers
TE Vanderbilt
Jalon Kilgore Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (TB)
Jalon Kilgore
S South Carolina
Max Iheanachor Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (DEN)
Max Iheanachor
OT Arizona State
Jalen Thompson Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (TB)
Jalen Thompson
DL-EDGE Michigan State
Peyton Bowen Head Shot
PICK: 251 RND: 7 (DEN)
Peyton Bowen
S Oklahoma
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (DEN)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Joe Royer Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (DEN)
Joe Royer
TE Cincinnati
Austin Romaine Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (TB)
Austin Romaine
LB Kansas State
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
A solid, sensible weekend for the Patriots: B-.

If confidence were a draft strategy, the Patriots would have aced it. Jalen Thompson at pick 235 is 66 spots clear of where he belonged.

That Love pick is the receipt they will wave around later. The roster is better shaped than it was, with edge rusher chief among the fixes.

Trading back for volume was the quiet throughline of their weekend.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Jeremiyah Love
In the Round 1 slot they get a centerpiece for the ground game, outstanding value to boot. A real need, handled.
Pick60 Rnd2 Sonny Styles
Sonny Styles at No. 60 is money in the bank, a linebacker taken below his worth. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick94 Rnd3 Eli Stowers
Eli Stowers slid further than he should have, and the 94th overall pick is lovely value for the tight end. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick124 Rnd4 Jalon Kilgore
Jalon Kilgore at pick No. 124 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the safety. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick128 Rnd4 DJ McKinney
DJ McKinney at pick 128 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick168 Rnd5 Jacob Rodriguez
Nothing to complain about; Jacob Rodriguez went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
Pick170 Rnd5 Max Iheanachor
Fair-plus on Max Iheanachor, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick195 Rnd6 Brandon Inniss
A wild overpay on Brandon Inniss in the 195th pick, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick206 Rnd6 Fernando Carmona
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Fernando Carmona. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick216 Rnd7 Bear Alexander
Bear Alexander at slot 216 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick235 Rnd7 Jalen Thompson
They talked themselves into Jalen Thompson at pick 235, and the board did not agree. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick242 Rnd7 Conner Weigman
A slide stopped in the Round 7 slot, with Conner Weigman worth more than the price. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick251 Rnd7 Peyton Bowen
Good price on Peyton Bowen in Round 7, Pick 37, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.