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Draft Selections
Luther Burden III Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (NE)
Luther Burden III
WR Missouri
Aireontae Ersery Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (NE)
Aireontae Ersery
OT Minnesota
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (NE)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Ajani Cornelius Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (NE)
Ajani Cornelius
OT Oregon
Harold Fannin Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (NE)
Harold Fannin Jr.
TE Bowling Green
Denzel Burke Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (NE)
Denzel Burke
CB Ohio State
Elic Ayomanor Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (NE)
Elic Ayomanor
WR Stanford
Tory Horton Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (NE)
Tory Horton
WR Colorado State
Deontae Lawson Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (NE)
Deontae Lawson
LB Alabama
Jordan Hancock Head Shot
PICK: 221 RND: 7 (NE)
Jordan Hancock
S Ohio State
Tyler Batty Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (NE)
Tyler Batty
DE-EDGE BYU
Mitchell Evans Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (NE)
Mitchell Evans
TE Notre Dame
Draft Picks Received
Luther Burden III Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (DAL)
Luther Burden III
WR Missouri
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (IND)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Harold Fannin Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DAL)
Harold Fannin Jr.
TE Bowling Green
Denzel Burke Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (IND)
Denzel Burke
CB Ohio State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (IND)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (DAL)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (IND)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (DAL)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Travis Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (IND)
Travis Hunter
CB Colorado
Players Gained
Head Shot
Caelen Carson
CB
Head Shot
Will Fries
OG
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall A-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureA+
The Patriots worked the phones like thieves and earned a A-.

The Tyler Batty pick is the one that will follow the Patriots into the fall. They took him 92 spots ahead of his grade, and the board is not shy about saying so.

The Lawson steal is the beam this whole class leans on. The phones were where this weekend was really won. They will regret leaving quarterback for another day if the season turns on it.

Bottom line, they left the weekend a clearly better team, and they earned every bit of it.

Pick Analysis
Pick14 Rnd1 Luther Burden III
In pick No. 14 they get a go-to option on the outside. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick39 Rnd2 Aireontae Ersery
Aireontae Ersery in No. 39 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. It fills a real need, too.
Pick43 Rnd2 Kenneth Grant
Value with a capital V on Kenneth Grant in the 43rd overall pick, a genuine coup. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick70 Rnd3 Ajani Cornelius
They talked themselves into Ajani Cornelius at slot 70, and the board did not agree. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick76 Rnd3 Harold Fannin Jr.
Taking Harold Fannin Jr. in pick 76 is close to grand larceny; a tight end that good had no business lasting this long. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick79 Rnd3 Denzel Burke
Denzel Burke at the Round 3 slot is money in the bank, a cornerback taken below his worth. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick80 Rnd3 Elic Ayomanor
Elic Ayomanor at the Round 3 slot is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick106 Rnd4 Tory Horton
Tory Horton in slot 106 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick141 Rnd5 Deontae Lawson
They will replay Deontae Lawson at pick 141 for years; that is how good the value is. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick221 Rnd7 Jordan Hancock
Jordan Hancock in the 221st pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick223 Rnd7 Tyler Batty
They left a pile of value on the table to take Tyler Batty this early at pick No. 223. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick235 Rnd7 Mitchell Evans
Mitchell Evans at the 235th overall pick is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.