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Spencer Fano Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (NE)
Spencer Fano
OT Utah
Nyck Harbor Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (NE)
Nyck Harbor
WR South Carolina
Jalon Kilgore Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (NE)
Jalon Kilgore
CB South Carolina
Jack Endries Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (NE)
Jack Endries
TE Texas
D'Angelo Ponds Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (NE)
D'Angelo Ponds
CB Indiana
Austin Romaine Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (NE)
Austin Romaine
LB Kansas State
Chase Roberts Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (NE)
Chase Roberts
WR BYU
Taylen Green Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (NE)
Taylen Green
QB Arkansas
Le'Veon Moss Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (NE)
Le'Veon Moss
RB Texas A&M
Boubacar Traore Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 7 (NE)
Boubacar Traore
DL-EDGE Notre Dame
Solomon Tuliaupupu Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (NE)
Solomon Tuliaupupu
DE-EDGE USC
Draft Picks Received
D'Angelo Ponds Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (HOU)
D'Angelo Ponds
CB Indiana
Chase Roberts Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (BAL)
Chase Roberts
WR BYU
Le'Veon Moss Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (ARI)
Le'Veon Moss
RB Texas A&M
Draft Picks Traded
Miller Moss Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (JAX)
Miller Moss
QB Louisville
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Players Gained
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Terry McLaurin
WR
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Travon Walker
LB
Players traded away
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Anfernee Jennings
LB
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Antonio Gibson
RB
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Jahlani Tavai
LB
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Kayshon Boutte
WR
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Kendrick Bourne
WR
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Kyle Dugger
S
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Marcus Jones
CB
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall C
ValueB NeedB TradesF FutureC+
The Patriots bled value on every deal, hence the C.

The Patriots bet big and early on Solomon Tuliaupupu, 49 picks ahead of the board. Bold does not always mean right. It lands right in the middle: a C, no more, no less.

Ponds falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. They handed away value on the phones that the picks cannot earn back. They punted on interior defensive lineman, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

With interior defensive lineman and safety unsolved, spending premium capital on cornerback is the choice that costs them.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Spencer Fano
Nothing to complain about; Spencer Fano went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick44 Rnd2 Nyck Harbor
Nyck Harbor slid further than he should have, and pick No. 44 is lovely value for the wide receiver. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick76 Rnd3 Jalon Kilgore
Jalon Kilgore in the 76th pick is fair value, right on his grade. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick112 Rnd4 Jack Endries
The board had Jack Endries higher than pick 112, and the tight end fell to them anyway. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick120 Rnd4 D'Angelo Ponds
A want over a need in Round 4, Pick 18: D'Angelo Ponds adds a cornerback while interior defensive lineman and safety keeps waiting.
Pick129 Rnd4 Austin Romaine
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Austin Romaine at No. 129 is the proof. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick143 Rnd5 Chase Roberts
Nice patience on Chase Roberts, who had no business lasting to Round 5, Pick 5. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick151 Rnd5 Taylen Green
They paid sticker price for Taylen Green in the 151st overall pick, and that is fine. It fills a real need, too.
Pick156 Rnd5 Le'Veon Moss
By-the-book stuff, Le'Veon Moss at pick 156 squarely in line with his ranking. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick218 Rnd7 Boubacar Traore
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Boubacar Traore well ahead of where he belonged. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick225 Rnd7 Solomon Tuliaupupu
Solomon Tuliaupupu at slot 225 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.