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  • razimp75 DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (NE)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (NE)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
Dylan Sampson Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
Dylan Sampson
RB Tennessee
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (NE)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
Anthony Belton Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (NE)
Anthony Belton
OT NC State
Mello Dotson Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (NE)
Mello Dotson
CB Kansas
Jaylen Reed Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (NE)
Jaylen Reed
S Penn State
Donovan Smith Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (NE)
Donovan Smith
QB Houston
Gino Garcia Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (NE)
Gino Garcia
PK Texas Tech
Ethan Downs Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (NE)
Ethan Downs
DE-EDGE Oklahoma
Draft Picks Received
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (IND)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (IND)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
Gino Garcia Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (IND)
Gino Garcia
PK Texas Tech
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
Will Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (IND)
Will Johnson
CB Michigan
Players Gained
Head Shot
Josh Downs
WR
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall A-
ValueB- NeedB TradesA+ FutureA
A masterclass at the trade table lands the Patriots a A-.

It is the swing that defines the weekend: Gino Garcia in the Round 7 slot, a good 73 spots before the room expected him.

The trade ledger is the best part of the whole weekend. Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Reed. The Josh Downs pickup adds a known quantity to a class of unknowns.

They left with edge rusher solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

Bottom line, they left the weekend a clearly better team, and they earned every bit of it.

Pick Analysis
Pick14 Rnd1 Tyler Warren
Tyler Warren at pick 14 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick38 Rnd2 Emeka Egbuka
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Emeka Egbuka at the Round 2 slot is the proof. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick45 Rnd2 Jihaad Campbell
They did well to land Jihaad Campbell in the 45th pick, just ahead of his grade. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick69 Rnd3 Dylan Sampson
A clean, defensible pick in pick No. 69 with a little surplus value in Dylan Sampson. It fills a real need, too.
Pick77 Rnd3 Deone Walker
Deone Walker at No. 77 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick106 Rnd4 Anthony Belton
By-the-book stuff, Anthony Belton at the 106th overall pick squarely in line with his ranking. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick144 Rnd5 Mello Dotson
Mello Dotson at the Round 5 slot is money in the bank, a cornerback taken below his worth. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick217 Rnd7 Jaylen Reed
Jaylen Reed in the 217th pick is a gift, value that borders on unfair. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick220 Rnd7 Donovan Smith
Donovan Smith in slot 220 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick232 Rnd7 Gino Garcia
They reached into another round for Gino Garcia, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
Pick238 Rnd7 Ethan Downs
They left a pile of value on the table to take Ethan Downs this early at No. 238. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.