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Draft Selections
Will Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (NE)
Will Campbell
OT LSU
Luther Burden III Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (NE)
Luther Burden III
WR Missouri
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (NE)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Azareye'h Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (NE)
Azareye'h Thomas
CB Florida State
Alfred Collins Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (NE)
Alfred Collins
DT Texas
Jack Nelson Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (NE)
Jack Nelson
OT Wisconsin
Tory Horton Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (NE)
Tory Horton
WR Colorado State
Gunnar Helm Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (NE)
Gunnar Helm
TE Texas
Deontae Lawson Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (NE)
Deontae Lawson
LB Alabama
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 221 RND: 7 (NE)
Sonny Styles
S Ohio State
Jared Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (NE)
Jared Wilson
C Georgia
Justin Walley Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (NE)
Justin Walley
CB Minnesota
Draft Picks Received
Will Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (DAL)
Will Campbell
OT LSU
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (CIN)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Alfred Collins Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DAL)
Alfred Collins
DT Texas
Gunnar Helm Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (CIN)
Gunnar Helm
TE Texas
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (IND)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (DAL)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (CIN)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (DAL)
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Draft Picks Traded
Travis Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (IND)
Travis Hunter
CB Colorado
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesD+ FutureA+
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Patriots and Styles: B.

The board owed the Patriots one, and it paid up: Sonny Styles, the No. 126 name on the board, sitting there at the 221st pick like a gift left on the doorstep. They moved the roster forward and banked a B for it.

The Walley reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. Leaving edge rusher unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. Stockpiling next year's capital is patient, if unglamorous, asset work.

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick14 Rnd1 Will Campbell
In No. 14 they get a plug-and-play piece up front at fair value. A real need, handled.
Pick39 Rnd2 Luther Burden III
Luther Burden III in the 39th overall pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick44 Rnd2 Emeka Egbuka
Emeka Egbuka at slot 44 is money in the bank, a wide receiver taken below his worth. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick70 Rnd3 Azareye'h Thomas
A real head-scratcher, Azareye'h Thomas in the Round 3 slot is miles ahead of his ranking. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick76 Rnd3 Alfred Collins
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Alfred Collins at pick No. 76. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick80 Rnd3 Jack Nelson
A wild overpay on Jack Nelson in pick 80, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick106 Rnd4 Tory Horton
They paid sticker price for Tory Horton in the 106th pick, and that is fine. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick116 Rnd4 Gunnar Helm
The board fumbled Gunnar Helm all the way to Round 4, Pick 15, and they scooped it up. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick141 Rnd5 Deontae Lawson
A linebacker of that caliber at the 141st pick is the definition of value, full stop. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick221 Rnd7 Sonny Styles
Steal is underselling it; Sonny Styles at slot 221 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick223 Rnd7 Jared Wilson
Jared Wilson slipping to the Round 7 slot is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick235 Rnd7 Justin Walley
They left a pile of value on the table to take Justin Walley this early at pick 235. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.