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RUN ON NOV 12, 2025

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  • SD DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Carnell Tate Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (NE)
Carnell Tate
WR Ohio State
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (NE)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Keith Abney II Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (NE)
Keith Abney II
CB Arizona State
Bryce Lance Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (NE)
Bryce Lance
WR North Dakota State
Bray Hubbard Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (NE)
Bray Hubbard
S Alabama
Rayshaun Benny Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (NE)
Rayshaun Benny
DL Michigan
Mark Fletcher Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (NE)
Mark Fletcher Jr.
RB Miami
Trey Zuhn III Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (NE)
Trey Zuhn III
OT Texas A&M
Jaren Kanak Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (NE)
Jaren Kanak
TE Oklahoma
Taylen Green Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (NE)
Taylen Green
QB Arkansas
Bear Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 242 RND: 7 (NE)
Bear Alexander
DT Oregon
Elliot Washington II Head Shot
PICK: 251 RND: 7 (NE)
Elliot Washington II
CB Penn State
Draft Picks Received
Keith Abney II Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (DEN)
Keith Abney II
CB Arizona State
Rayshaun Benny Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (DEN)
Rayshaun Benny
DL Michigan
Mark Fletcher Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (SF)
Mark Fletcher Jr.
RB Miami
Jaren Kanak Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (PIT)
Jaren Kanak
TE Oklahoma
Elliot Washington II Head Shot
PICK: 251 RND: 7 (DEN)
Elliot Washington II
CB Penn State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (DEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (DEN)
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Draft Picks Traded
C.J. Fite Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (DEN)
C.J. Fite
DT Arizona State
Aaron Graves Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (DEN)
Aaron Graves
DL Iowa
Bryce Foster Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 7 (PIT)
Bryce Foster
C Kansas
Players traded away
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Keion White
DE
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Kyle Dugger
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Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall D+
ValueB- NeedB TradesF FutureB-
The Patriots lost the trade table, and the D+ tells the story.

The Patriots spent real capital to be 38 picks early on Trey Zuhn III, and the board is going to hold them to it. Too much went sideways, and the D+ is the honest tally.

Overpaying at the table undid a lot of the good work elsewhere. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped edge rusher, which is a strange place to end up. Getting Slaughter where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class.

Add it up and it is a weekend the front office will hope everyone forgets, edge rusher very much included.

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Carnell Tate
In the 28th overall pick they get a go-to option on the outside, outstanding value to boot. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick60 Rnd2 Jake Slaughter
Jake Slaughter at pick No. 60 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick94 Rnd3 Keith Abney II
They read the board right and Keith Abney II was the payoff at pick 94. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick123 Rnd4 Bryce Lance
They paid sticker price for Bryce Lance in the Round 4 slot, and that is fine. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick128 Rnd4 Bray Hubbard
The board had cheaper options than Bray Hubbard at the 128th pick, and it noticed. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick170 Rnd5 Rayshaun Benny
Rayshaun Benny at Round 5, Pick 30 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick193 Rnd6 Mark Fletcher Jr.
A conviction pick on Mark Fletcher Jr. at pick 193 that the board grades a round light. The roster fit checks out.
Pick195 Rnd6 Trey Zuhn III
Value said wait; Trey Zuhn III in the 195th pick says they were not listening. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick197 Rnd6 Jaren Kanak
A wild overpay on Jaren Kanak in slot 197, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick206 Rnd6 Taylen Green
Taylen Green in No. 206 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick242 Rnd7 Bear Alexander
They paid a round early for Bear Alexander in Round 7, Pick 28, more than the board wanted. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick251 Rnd7 Elliot Washington II
They jumped the gun on Elliot Washington II, taking him earlier than his grade liked. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.