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    Patriots
Draft Selections
Armand Membou Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (NE)
Armand Membou
OT Missouri
Colston Loveland Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Colston Loveland
TE Michigan
Kaleb Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (NE)
Kaleb Johnson
RB Iowa
Jalen Royals Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
Jalen Royals
WR Utah State
Xavier Restrepo Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (NE)
Xavier Restrepo
WR Miami
Zy Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (NE)
Zy Alexander
CB LSU
Draft Picks Received
Armand Membou Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (IND)
Armand Membou
OT Missouri
Kaleb Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (IND)
Kaleb Johnson
RB Iowa
Xavier Restrepo Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
Xavier Restrepo
WR Miami
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (MIN)
TO PICK
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (IND)
TO PICK
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (IND)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (MIN)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (IND)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Will Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (IND)
Will Johnson
CB Michigan
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (MIN)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesD+ FutureA
A solid, sensible weekend for the Patriots: B.

You can draft well and still miss the point. The Patriots did plenty of tidy work and somehow never got around to edge rusher, which was the need that mattered most.

The Loveland pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch. The Restrepo reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. They left with wide receiver solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick14 Rnd1 Armand Membou
In the 14th overall pick they get a building block for the line at fair value. A real need, handled.
Pick38 Rnd2 Colston Loveland
Colston Loveland at Round 2, Pick 6 is money in the bank, a tight end taken below his worth. It fills a real need, too.
Pick45 Rnd2 Kaleb Johnson
Kaleb Johnson at the 45th pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick69 Rnd3 Jalen Royals
Jalen Royals in pick 69 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick97 Rnd3 Xavier Restrepo
They jumped the gun on Xavier Restrepo, taking him earlier than his grade liked. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick106 Rnd4 Zy Alexander
No edge and no loss on Zy Alexander in No. 106; it is a wash and a sensible one. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.