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Draft Selections
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (NE)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (NE)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Devin Neal Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (NE)
Devin Neal
RB Kansas
Barrett Carter Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (NE)
Barrett Carter
LB Clemson
Chris Paul Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (NE)
Chris Paul Jr.
LB Ole Miss
Carson Schwesinger Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (NE)
Carson Schwesinger
LB UCLA
Ollie Gordon II Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (NE)
Ollie Gordon II
RB Oklahoma State
Draft Picks Received
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (TB)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (TB)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (TB)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Jared Ivey Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (TB)
Jared Ivey
DE-EDGE Ole Miss
Players Gained
Head Shot
Ben Bredeson
OG
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B+
ValueB+ NeedA- TradesB FutureA
Grand theft in Round 7, Pick 1: the Patriots steal Paul Jr. and grade out a B+.

You could see the war room lean forward. Chris Paul Jr. at slot 217 is the sort of fall that does not happen, except it just did. It nets out to a B+, which feels about right.

They will regret leaving interior defensive lineman for another day if the season turns on it. Job largely done: edge rusher settled and 4 of 8 of the wish list covered. The future picks help the war chest more than the win-now roster.

Nearly every premium pick went to that side of the ball.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but interior defensive lineman.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Abdul Carter
In pick No. 4 they get a bendy edge with upside. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick38 Rnd2 Emeka Egbuka
A quiet steal in the 38th overall pick: Emeka Egbuka for less than the market said. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick77 Rnd3 Xavier Watts
They robbed the room for Xavier Watts here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick105 Rnd4 Devin Neal
Devin Neal in Round 4, Pick 4 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It fills a real need, too.
Pick143 Rnd5 Barrett Carter
A top-tier linebacker at a bargain, Barrett Carter in No. 143, plain and simple. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick217 Rnd7 Chris Paul Jr.
The board fumbled Chris Paul Jr. all the way to pick 217, and they scooped it up. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
Pick220 Rnd7 Carson Schwesinger
They barely believed it either: Carson Schwesinger still on the board at the 220th pick. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
Pick241 Rnd7 Ollie Gordon II
Ollie Gordon II in slot 241 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.