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Aireontae Ersery Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (NE)
Aireontae Ersery
OT Minnesota
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (NE)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Isaiah Bond Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (NE)
Isaiah Bond
WR Texas
Alfred Collins Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (NE)
Alfred Collins
DT Texas
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (NE)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Cashius Howell Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (NE)
Cashius Howell
DL-EDGE Texas A&M
Barrett Carter Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (NE)
Barrett Carter
LB Clemson
Brant Kuithe Head Shot
PICK: 221 RND: 7 (NE)
Brant Kuithe
TE Utah
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (NE)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Xavier Truss Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (NE)
Xavier Truss
OT Georgia
Draft Picks Received
Aireontae Ersery Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Aireontae Ersery
OT Minnesota
Isaiah Bond Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (HOU)
Isaiah Bond
WR Texas
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (HOU)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (HOU)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Players Gained
Head Shot
Derek Stingley Jr.
CB
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B+
ValueC+ NeedB TradesA+ FutureA
The Patriots won the weekend at the trade table. Grade: B+.

Nobody had Cashius Howell this high, and it is not close. The Patriots reached 123 spots to get him at the 106th overall pick.

However the rest shakes out, Slaughter at that price is a win they earned. Every deal seemed to tilt their way, which is not luck. They punted on safety, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

Edge rusher is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

Good work on the whole, with safety the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Aireontae Ersery
In No. 25 they get a blindside protector, a steep price for the projection. A real need, handled.
Pick39 Rnd2 Emeka Egbuka
A tidy bit of business in Round 2, Pick 7, where Emeka Egbuka graded well above the range. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick57 Rnd2 Isaiah Bond
They barely believed it either: Isaiah Bond still on the board at the Round 2 slot. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick70 Rnd3 Alfred Collins
Value with a capital V on Alfred Collins in the 70th pick, a genuine coup. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick80 Rnd3 Donovan Jackson
The board had cheaper options than Donovan Jackson at pick 80, and it noticed. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick106 Rnd4 Cashius Howell
Value said wait; Cashius Howell in slot 106 says they were not listening. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick141 Rnd5 Barrett Carter
Barrett Carter in slot 141 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick221 Rnd7 Brant Kuithe
They read the board right and Brant Kuithe was the payoff at the 221st overall pick. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick223 Rnd7 Jake Slaughter
Taking Jake Slaughter in pick 223 is close to grand larceny; an offensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick235 Rnd7 Xavier Truss
Xavier Truss in No. 235 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.