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2026-8

  • BBB DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Chris Brazzell II Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (NE)
Chris Brazzell II
WR Tennessee
Jacob Rodriguez Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (NE)
Jacob Rodriguez
LB Texas Tech
Sam Roush Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (NE)
Sam Roush
TE Stanford
Dametrious Crownover Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (NE)
Dametrious Crownover
OT Texas A&M
Oscar Delp Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (NE)
Oscar Delp
TE Georgia
Aamil Wagner Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (NE)
Aamil Wagner
OT Notre Dame
VJ Payne Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (NE)
VJ Payne
S Kansas State
Thaddeus Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (NE)
Thaddeus Dixon
CB North Carolina
Adam Randall Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (NE)
Adam Randall
RB Clemson
Trey Holly Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (NE)
Trey Holly
RB Southern
Draft Picks Received
Adam Randall Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (ATL)
Adam Randall
RB Clemson
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (TEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (ATL)
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Draft Picks Traded
Aaron Graves Head Shot
PICK: 191 RND: 6 (ATL)
Aaron Graves
DT Iowa
Pat Coogan Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (TEN)
Pat Coogan
C Indiana
Players traded away
Head Shot
DeMario Douglas
WR
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall C+
ValueC+ NeedB TradesD- FutureB
The Patriots bled value on every deal, hence the C+.

There is reaching, and then there is Trey Holly at the 247th pick. The Patriots jumped the board by 77 and dared it to prove them wrong.

They lost the exchange badly enough to drag the whole class down. The edge rusher hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

It nets out as a middle-of-the-pack haul that neither helps nor hurts much.

Pick Analysis
Pick31 Rnd1 Chris Brazzell II
In pick No. 31 they get a matchup problem out wide. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick63 Rnd2 Jacob Rodriguez
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Jacob Rodriguez at the Round 2 slot is the proof. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick95 Rnd3 Sam Roush
A straight-up fair deal on Sam Roush at No. 95, value and slot in agreement. It fills a real need, too.
Pick125 Rnd4 Dametrious Crownover
Dametrious Crownover at Round 4, Pick 25 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick131 Rnd4 Oscar Delp
No edge and no loss on Oscar Delp in the 131st overall pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick171 Rnd5 Aamil Wagner
By-the-book stuff, Aamil Wagner at slot 171 squarely in line with his ranking. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick198 Rnd6 VJ Payne
VJ Payne at the Round 6 slot is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick212 Rnd6 Thaddeus Dixon
Thaddeus Dixon in pick 212 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick215 Rnd6 Adam Randall
Adam Randall in slot 215 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick247 Rnd7 Trey Holly
Trey Holly in Round 7, Pick 31 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. The roster fit checks out.