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Draft Selections
Travis Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (NE)
Travis Hunter
CB Colorado
Aireontae Ersery Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Aireontae Ersery
OT Minnesota
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (NE)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Jordan Burch Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (NE)
Jordan Burch
DE-EDGE Oregon
Joshua Farmer Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (NE)
Joshua Farmer
DT Florida State
Isaac TeSlaa Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (NE)
Isaac TeSlaa
WR Arkansas
Phil Mafah Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (NE)
Phil Mafah
RB Clemson
Jordan Hancock Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (NE)
Jordan Hancock
S Ohio State
Draft Picks Received
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (NO)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Jordan Burch Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (CHI)
Jordan Burch
DE-EDGE Oregon
Joshua Farmer Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (CHI)
Joshua Farmer
DT Florida State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (CHI)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Omarr Norman-Lott Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NO)
Omarr Norman-Lott
DT Tennessee
Dylan Sampson Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (CHI)
Dylan Sampson
RB Tennessee
Xavier Restrepo Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (NO)
Xavier Restrepo
WR Miami
Kurtis Rourke Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (NO)
Kurtis Rourke
QB Indiana
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Players traded away
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Jack Westover
TE
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Jahlani Tavai
LB
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Jaquelin Roy
DT
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Layden Robinson
OG
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Marcus Harris
DT
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Mitchell Wilcox
TE
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Vederian Lowe
OT
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall D
ValueC+ NeedB TradesF FutureB-
The Patriots got the worse of every deal, and it shows in the D.

Nobody else had Isaac TeSlaa anywhere near the 171st pick. The Patriots did, by 69 spots, and that gap is the whole story. A D that will need time and luck to look better.

The trades bled value they could not afford to lose. The quarterback hole is the one line item this class does not answer. On value alone, Farmer makes the weekend a net positive.

Edge rusher was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Travis Hunter
In slot 4 they get an island corner. Need was not the driver here.
Pick38 Rnd2 Aireontae Ersery
No edge and no loss on Aireontae Ersery in pick No. 38; it is a wash and a sensible one. The roster fit checks out.
Pick40 Rnd2 Jayden Higgins
They liked Jayden Higgins enough to skip the value, taking him in the Round 2 slot. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick41 Rnd2 Jordan Burch
This one needs a full-page explanation: Jordan Burch in pick 41, miles early. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick148 Rnd5 Joshua Farmer
Joshua Farmer at the 148th pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick171 Rnd5 Isaac TeSlaa
A wild overpay on Isaac TeSlaa in Round 5, Pick 33, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick220 Rnd7 Phil Mafah
A premium they did not need to pay, Phil Mafah a notch or two before his time. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick238 Rnd7 Jordan Hancock
Jordan Hancock is a better player than the Round 7 slot suggests; smart patience, rewarded. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.