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Draft Selections
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (NE)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Aireontae Ersery Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (NE)
Aireontae Ersery
OT Minnesota
Shemar Turner Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
Shemar Turner
DL Texas A&M
Cameron Williams Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (NE)
Cameron Williams
OT Texas
Omarr Norman-Lott Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (NE)
Omarr Norman-Lott
DT Tennessee
Tyler Shough Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (NE)
Tyler Shough
QB Louisville
Ajani Cornelius Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (NE)
Ajani Cornelius
OT Oregon
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (NE)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
Jarquez Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (NE)
Jarquez Hunter
RB Auburn
Isaac TeSlaa Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (NE)
Isaac TeSlaa
WR Arkansas
Draft Picks Received
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (IND)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Aireontae Ersery Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (IND)
Aireontae Ersery
OT Minnesota
Jarquez Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (IND)
Jarquez Hunter
RB Auburn
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (IND)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (IND)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Jahdae Barron Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (IND)
Jahdae Barron
CB Texas
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesC- FutureA
Best value of the weekend goes to the Patriots for Hunter: B-.

Somebody in Round 7, Pick 16 was going to get robbed, and it turned out to be the rest of the league. The Patriots sat still while Jarquez Hunter, the No. 191 name on the board, slid all the way to them, then sprinted to the podium. Call it a sensible B-, earned the boring way.

The edge rusher spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. They are betting Turner proves the room right and everyone else wrong. The trades cost them a sliver of value they did not need to spend.

Stockpiling next year's capital is patient, if unglamorous, asset work.

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick14 Rnd1 Jalon Walker
Jalon Walker in pick 14 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick38 Rnd2 Emeka Egbuka
Nice patience on Emeka Egbuka, who had no business lasting to the 38th pick. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick45 Rnd2 Aireontae Ersery
No edge and no loss on Aireontae Ersery in slot 45; it is a wash and a sensible one. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick69 Rnd3 Shemar Turner
They went early on Shemar Turner in the Round 3 slot, and the value did not follow. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick77 Rnd3 Cameron Williams
Good price on Cameron Williams in No. 77, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick106 Rnd4 Omarr Norman-Lott
Omarr Norman-Lott at Round 4, Pick 4 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick144 Rnd5 Tyler Shough
A market-rate quarterback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Tyler Shough. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick171 Rnd5 Ajani Cornelius
They took Ajani Cornelius at par in the 171st overall pick, which is nothing to complain about. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick220 Rnd7 Oronde Gadsden II
A top-tier tight end at a bargain, Oronde Gadsden II in No. 220, plain and simple. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick232 Rnd7 Jarquez Hunter
Jarquez Hunter at the 232nd overall pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick238 Rnd7 Isaac TeSlaa
Isaac TeSlaa in the 238th pick is fair value, right on his grade. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.