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Draft Selections
Will Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (NE)
Will Johnson
CB Michigan
Isaiah Bond Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Isaiah Bond
WR Texas
Xavier Restrepo Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (NE)
Xavier Restrepo
WR Miami
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Malachi Moore Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (NE)
Malachi Moore
S Alabama
Ozzy Trapilo Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (NE)
Ozzy Trapilo
OT Boston College
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (NE)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (NE)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Chris Paul Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (NE)
Chris Paul Jr.
LB Ole Miss
Jake Briningstool Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (NE)
Jake Briningstool
TE Clemson
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (NE)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Ollie Gordon II Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (NE)
Ollie Gordon II
RB Oklahoma State
Draft Picks Received
Will Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (IND)
Will Johnson
CB Michigan
Xavier Restrepo Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (IND)
Xavier Restrepo
WR Miami
Malachi Moore Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (DEN)
Malachi Moore
S Alabama
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (DEN)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Chris Paul Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (DEN)
Chris Paul Jr.
LB Ole Miss
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (IND)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (DEN)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Travis Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (IND)
Travis Hunter
CB Colorado
O'Donnell Fortune Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (DEN)
O'Donnell Fortune
CB South Carolina
Players Gained
Head Shot
Danny Pinter
OG
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB TradesB- FutureA
Grand theft in No. 220: the Patriots steal Higgins and grade out a B.

You could see the war room lean forward. Jay Higgins at pick No. 220 is the sort of fall that does not happen, except it just did. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B.

The edge rusher hole is the one line item this class does not answer. They are betting Trapilo proves the room right and everyone else wrong. Stockpiling next year's capital is patient, if unglamorous, asset work.

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick14 Rnd1 Will Johnson
Will Johnson at Round 1, Pick 14 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the cornerback. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick38 Rnd2 Isaiah Bond
They did well to land Isaiah Bond in pick No. 38, just ahead of his grade. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick45 Rnd2 Xavier Restrepo
Xavier Restrepo at the 45th overall pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick69 Rnd3 Jayden Higgins
Jayden Higgins in pick 69 is fair value, right on his grade. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick85 Rnd3 Malachi Moore
They read the board right and Malachi Moore was the payoff at the 85th pick. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick104 Rnd4 Ozzy Trapilo
A real head-scratcher, Ozzy Trapilo in No. 104 is miles ahead of his ranking. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick120 Rnd4 TreVeyon Henderson
TreVeyon Henderson at slot 120 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick143 Rnd5 Kevin Winston Jr.
Kevin Winston Jr. in the Round 5 slot is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick205 Rnd6 Chris Paul Jr.
They will replay Chris Paul Jr. at the Round 6 slot for years; that is how good the value is. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick217 Rnd7 Jake Briningstool
They took Jake Briningstool at par in pick 217, which is nothing to complain about. The roster fit checks out.
Pick220 Rnd7 Jay Higgins
They robbed the room for Jay Higgins here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Pick238 Rnd7 Ollie Gordon II
They barely believed it either: Ollie Gordon II still on the board at Round 7, Pick 22. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.