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Draft Selections
Tetairoa McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (NE)
Tetairoa McMillan
WR Arizona
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Quinshon Judkins Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (NE)
Quinshon Judkins
RB Ohio State
Aireontae Ersery Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
Aireontae Ersery
OT Minnesota
Xavier Restrepo Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (NE)
Xavier Restrepo
WR Miami
Andrew Mukuba Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (NE)
Andrew Mukuba
S Texas
Seth McLaughlin Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (NE)
Seth McLaughlin
C Ohio State
Torricelli Simpkins III Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (NE)
Torricelli Simpkins III
OG South Carolina
Gino Garcia Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (NE)
Gino Garcia
PK Texas Tech
Shemar James Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (NE)
Shemar James
LB Florida
Draft Picks Received
Tetairoa McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (CIN)
Tetairoa McMillan
WR Arizona
Quinshon Judkins Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (BUF)
Quinshon Judkins
RB Ohio State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (BUF)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (BUF)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Travis Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (BUF)
Travis Hunter
CB Colorado
Players Gained
Head Shot
Dion Dawkins
OT
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall A-
ValueB NeedB TradesB+ FutureA+
The Patriots cleaned up, and the board agrees: A-.

The Patriots looked at the value chart, folded it up, and took Gino Garcia at the 220th overall pick regardless, 70 picks early. One of the weekend's best, top to bottom, and a A- to show for it.

The Warren pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged. A whole weekend of picks and edge rusher is somehow still a want.

The Dion Dawkins pickup adds a known quantity to a class of unknowns. The trade work was a quiet net positive.

In the end it comes back to Tetairoa McMillan, and a haul good enough to build on right away.

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Tetairoa McMillan
In the 17th overall pick they get a matchup problem out wide at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick38 Rnd2 Tyler Warren
Tyler Warren in No. 38 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It fills a real need, too.
Pick62 Rnd2 Quinshon Judkins
They took Quinshon Judkins at par in Round 2, Pick 30, which is nothing to complain about. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick69 Rnd3 Aireontae Ersery
Taking Aireontae Ersery in pick 69 is close to grand larceny; an offensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick77 Rnd3 Xavier Restrepo
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Xavier Restrepo at slot 77 is the proof. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick106 Rnd4 Andrew Mukuba
They barely believed it either: Andrew Mukuba still on the board at the Round 4 slot. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick144 Rnd5 Seth McLaughlin
This one needs a full-page explanation: Seth McLaughlin in Round 5, Pick 6, miles early. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick217 Rnd7 Torricelli Simpkins III
Torricelli Simpkins III at pick No. 217 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick220 Rnd7 Gino Garcia
Gino Garcia in the Round 7 slot is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
Pick238 Rnd7 Shemar James
No drama and no debate, Shemar James went about where he belonged in No. 238. A minor itch, scratched.