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Draft Selections
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (NE)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Aireontae Ersery Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Aireontae Ersery
OT Minnesota
Darien Porter Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
Darien Porter
CB Iowa State
Ozzy Trapilo Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (NE)
Ozzy Trapilo
OT Boston College
Tory Horton Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (NE)
Tory Horton
WR Colorado State
Trevor Etienne Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (NE)
Trevor Etienne
RB Georgia
Andres Borregales Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (NE)
Andres Borregales
PK Miami
Nazir Stackhouse Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (NE)
Nazir Stackhouse
DL Georgia
R.J. Mickens Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (NE)
R.J. Mickens
S Clemson
Shemar James Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (NE)
Shemar James
LB Florida
Thomas Fidone II Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (NE)
Thomas Fidone II
TE Nebraska
Draft Picks Received
Ozzy Trapilo Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (TB)
Ozzy Trapilo
OT Boston College
Andres Borregales Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (TB)
Andres Borregales
PK Miami
Nazir Stackhouse Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (PIT)
Nazir Stackhouse
DL Georgia
Shemar James Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (TB)
Shemar James
LB Florida
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (PIT)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (CHI)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (TB)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Elic Ayomanor Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (PIT)
Elic Ayomanor
WR Stanford
Tahj Brooks Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (CHI)
Tahj Brooks
RB Texas Tech
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Patriots did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B.

If confidence were a draft strategy, the Patriots would have aced it. Nazir Stackhouse at pick No. 185 is 22 spots clear of where he belonged.

The quarterback hole is the one line item this class does not answer. The roster is better shaped than it was, with edge rusher chief among the fixes.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Abdul Carter
In Round 1, Pick 4 they get a quarterback's worst nightmare. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick38 Rnd2 Aireontae Ersery
Aireontae Ersery at No. 38 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. The roster fit checks out.
Pick69 Rnd3 Darien Porter
They took Darien Porter at par in slot 69, which is nothing to complain about. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick84 Rnd3 Ozzy Trapilo
Ozzy Trapilo in the 84th overall pick is fair value, right on his grade. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick106 Rnd4 Tory Horton
Tory Horton at the 106th pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick144 Rnd5 Trevor Etienne
No edge and no loss on Trevor Etienne in pick 144; it is a wash and a sensible one. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick157 Rnd5 Andres Borregales
A tidy little value on Andres Borregales in the 157th overall pick, a step better than break-even. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
Pick185 Rnd6 Nazir Stackhouse
A wild overpay on Nazir Stackhouse in No. 185, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick217 Rnd7 R.J. Mickens
Good price on R.J. Mickens in pick No. 217, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick235 Rnd7 Shemar James
They paid sticker price for Shemar James in slot 235, and that is fine. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick238 Rnd7 Thomas Fidone II
They liked Thomas Fidone II enough to skip the value, taking him in the Round 7 slot. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.