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    Patriots
Draft Selections
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (NE)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (NE)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
Aireontae Ersery Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
Aireontae Ersery
OT Minnesota
Xavier Restrepo Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (NE)
Xavier Restrepo
WR Miami
O'Donnell Fortune Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (NE)
O'Donnell Fortune
CB South Carolina
Donovan Edwards Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (NE)
Donovan Edwards
RB Michigan
Robert Longerbeam Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (NE)
Robert Longerbeam
CB Rutgers
LaJohntay Wester Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (NE)
LaJohntay Wester
WR Colorado
Draft Picks Received
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (PIT)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (MIN)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
Draft Picks Traded
Travis Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (MIN)
Travis Hunter
CB Colorado
Jonah Savaiinaea Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (PIT)
Jonah Savaiinaea
OT Arizona
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (PIT)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Players Gained
Head Shot
Jordan Addison
WR
Head Shot
Christian Darrisaw
OT
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB- TradesA+ FutureC+
The Patriots let Ersery fall and pounced. Final grade: B.

The real work happened on the phones. The Patriots fleeced their trade partners, turning their picks into a noticeably bigger pile than they started with. More right than wrong, and a B to match.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped edge rusher, which is a strange place to end up. The Ersery value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere.

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick21 Rnd1 Jalon Walker
In the 21st overall pick they get a green-dot type in the middle at fair value. Need was not the driver here.
Pick24 Rnd1 Tyler Booker
In Round 1, Pick 24 they get a plug-and-play piece up front, even if it was a touch early. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick69 Rnd3 Aireontae Ersery
Aireontae Ersery at pick No. 69 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick106 Rnd4 Xavier Restrepo
By-the-book stuff, Xavier Restrepo at pick 106 squarely in line with his ranking. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick144 Rnd5 O'Donnell Fortune
No edge and no loss on O'Donnell Fortune in the Round 5 slot; it is a wash and a sensible one. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick217 Rnd7 Donovan Edwards
They let Donovan Edwards come to them and pounced at slot 217. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick220 Rnd7 Robert Longerbeam
They took Robert Longerbeam at par in No. 220, which is nothing to complain about. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
Pick238 Rnd7 LaJohntay Wester
They jumped the gun on LaJohntay Wester, taking him earlier than his grade liked. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.