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The NFL Draft is officially in the books. After entering the week with 11 picks, the Patriots ultimately used nine as a pair of trades up helped the team land offensive tackle Caleb Lomu and edge rusher Gabe Jacas in the first two rounds. The focus here on Pats Pulpit has been all draft talk. […]
The New England Patriots added six players on Day 3 of the NFL Draft, three on both offense and defense as there was an emphasis on adding depth to the roster. Here’s who the pick impacts for better, or worse, moving forward. Winners WR Kyle Williams: The expectation remains that the Patriots will still trade […]
Jam Miller is headed to Massachusetts! The Alabama running back didn’t have the senior season many expected from the former high end recruit. He was injured on and off for most of the season, and the Tide’s run game was mostly nonexistent due to some combination of blocking, playcalling, and RB play. Still, Jam showed […]
The New England Patriots concluded the 2026 NFL Draft on Saturday by adding six more players to the fold. In total, nine rookies were selected over the last three days; they will soon be joined by other first-year players arriving on the team through free agency. While this means the rookie class as a whole […]
Since walking off the Super Bowl field 76 days ago, the New England Patriots’ goal has been to improve the roster to get back to that stage. Saturday marked one of the final steps in that process, as the team made five Day 3 selections in the NFL Draft — with improving depth a key […]
Three calls were left to make before the 2026 NFL draft could reach the rearview in Foxborough. The New England Patriots closed out the seventh round by taking Texas Tech quarterback Behren Morton at No. 234 overall, Alabama running back Jam Miller at No. 245 overall and Boston College edge Quintayvious Hutchins at No. 247 […]
The NFL Draft is officially in the books as the New England Patriots wrapped up the weekend making six selections on Day 3. Recap all the action below. NFL Draft 2026: Day 3 Saturday, April 25, 12 p.m. ET | Acrisure Stadium, Pittsburgh, PA | Broadcast information | Best players available | Patriots Top 50 Big Board Patriots picks: Round 5, […]
With the No. 240 pick in the 2026 NFL Draft, the Jacksonville Jaguars selected Parker Hughes, linebacker, Middle Tennessee State. Linebacker was a popular position in Jaguars mock drafts, yet the team didn’t come away with one until its final selection. Assuming he makes the final roster, Hughes figures to be a special teams contributor […]
The New England Patriots showed some aggressiveness in the 2026 NFL Draft, and from the first round on showed that they were willing to move around the board in order to maximize their chances of adding high-quality players to the roster. In total, nine players were selected — from first-round offensive tackle Caleb Lomu all […]
The 2026 NFL Draft is here, where all the picks traded in the years leading up to it finally turn from numbers into actual football players. With that in mind, we’ll be taking a look at what some of those trades look like now with the added context. This time, we’ll be looking at the […]
The New England Patriots went with some home-grown talent to close out their 2026 NFL Draft. Quintayvious Hutchins, the edge rusher out of Boston College, was selected by the team in the seventh round. Let’s grade the pick. Instant grades: Patriots draft ED Quintayvious Hutchins 247th overall Matt St. Jean: Hutchins is an undersized edge […]
Through a series of trades, the New England Patriots ended up in possession of both the 245th and the 247th pick in the seventh round of the 2026 NFL Draft. The second of those selections was spent on an edge rusher. At No. 247 and with their final pick in the draft, the Patriots acquired […]
The New England Patriots opted to bolster their running back group late in the seventh round of the 2026 NFL Draft. Jam Miller out of the University of Alabama was brought aboard with the 245th overall selection. Let’s grade the pick. Instant grades: Patriots draft RB Jam Miller 245th overall Matt St. Jean: Jam Miller […]
Through a series of trades, the New England Patriots ended up in possession of both the 245th and the 247th pick in the seventh round of the 2026 NFL Draft. The first of those selections was spent on a running back. With pick No. 245, the Patriots selected Alabama RB Jam Miller. Miller, who will […]
The New England Patriots kept filling their needs throughout the 2026 NFL Draft, and in the seventh round they arrived at quarterback. Looking for a third-stringer to back up Drake Maye and Tommy DeVito, they selected Texas Tech QB Behren Morton. Let’s grade the pick. Instant grades: Patriots draft QB Behren Morton 234th overall Matt […]
The New England Patriots entered the 2026 NFL Draft in hopes of adding another player to their quarterback depth chart, and in the seventh round they did just that. With the 234th overall selection, the Patriots selected Texas Tech QB Behren Morton. Morton, 24, is joining the Patriots off a five-year college career with the […]
A cluster of selections loomed for the New England Patriots in the sixth round of the 2026 NFL draft. After trading down twice, the war room in Foxborough turned those remaining assets into Texas A&M offensive tackle Dametrious Crownover at No. 196 overall and Texas Christian linebacker Namdi Obiazor at No. 212 overall on Saturday […]
The New England Patriots hinted at selecting a linebacker on Day 3 of the draft, and with the 212th overall pick they finally got him. Namdi Obiazor out of TCU is joining the team as a sixth-round selection. Let’s grade the pick. Instant grades: Patriots draft LB Namdi Obiazor 212th overall Matt St. Jean: Eliot […]
With the No. 191 pick in the 2026 NFL Draft, the Jacksonville Jaguars selected Josh Cameron, wide receiver, Baylor. Jacksonville was likely to draft a wideout at some point on Day 3, and they made sure to get their guy in a sixth-round trade-up with the New England Patriots. Cameron has something of a running-back […]
The New England Patriots selected on offensive tackle in the first round of the NFL Draft, and another in the sixth. Dametrious Crownover out of Texas A&M was brought in with the 196th overall pick to bolster the team’s depth at the position. Let’s grade the pick. Instant grades: Patriots draft OT Dametrious Crownover 196th […]
We’ve got another one, y’all! The Jacksonville Jaguars agreed to trade picks with the New England Patriots to move up to pick No. 191 in the 2026 NFL Draft. Jacksonville traded a sixth-rounder (No. 196) and a seventh-rounder (No. 245) to New England for a slightly higher sixth-rounder (No. 191). Cameron will add some depth […]
The Minnesota Vikings are, once again, on the board in the 2026 NFL Draft, because this time they have decided to make a move up the board. The trade is between the Vikings and the AFC Champion New England Patriots. The deal sees the Patriots sending the 198th overall selection, a sixth-round pick, to the […]
The New England Patriots continue being trade-happy in the 2026 NFL Draft. After already trading the 191st overall selection to the Jacksonville Jaguars in return for the 196th pick as well as a seventh-round choice, they also moved down from pick No. 198. Executive vice president of player personnel Eliot Wolf, who is running the […]
The New England Patriots went defense with their first selection on Day 3, and they moved to the other side of the ball with their second. At pick No. 196 in the sixth round, following a short trade-down with the Jaguars, they brought in Texas A&M offensive tackle Dametrious Crownover. Crownover, 24, spent his entire […]
Penn State’s all-time leading rusher now knows where he’ll play in the NFL. Kaytron Allen, who spent four years running through Big Ten defenses, was picked 187th overall in the 6th round by the Washington Commanders. Allen spent the better part of his career as the less heralded running back in the Fatman and Gatorade […]