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After trading up on each of the first two days of the NFL Draft, the New England Patriots decided to move down on Day 3. They sent the 191st overall selection in the sixth round to the Jacksonville Jaguars in return for the 196th and 245th picks in Rounds 6 and 7, respectively. As a […]
The New England Patriots opened the final hours of the 2026 NFL draft in the secondary. The war room in Foxborough selected Wake Forest cornerback Karon Prunty in the fifth round at No. 171 overall on Saturday afternoon. Here’s an initial look into why and what’s ahead. An experienced three-school prospect A three-star recruit out […]
The New England Patriots waited almost 80 picks between their third and fourth selections in the draft. When they were on the clock, they opted to go for a player who they had shown interest in for a while: Wake Forest cornerback Karon Prunty was selected with pick No. 171 in the fifth round. Let’s […]
The 2026 NFL Draft will award compensatory picks to teams that lost top free agents from last year’s class. That includes the New York Jets, who allowed Morgan Moses to sign a four-year, $24 million contract with the AFC East rival New England Patriots. How did the Jets get a compensatory pick for Morgan Moses? […]
It took them a while, but the New England Patriots have finally made another selection in the 2026 NFL Draft. With the 171st overall pick in Round 5, the reigning AFC champions have selected cornerback Karon Prunty out of Wake Forest. Prunty, 24, was a journey man in college. He started his career at Kansas, […]
The 2026 NFL Draft will award compensatory picks to teams that lost top free agents from last year’s class. That includes the Las Vegas Raiders, who saw Robert Spillane sign a three-year, $33 million contract with the New England Patriots. Why did the Raiders get a compensatory pick for Robert Spillane? The Raiders received a […]
One day left. So far we’re establishing a tradition for Dan Morgan-led drafts. The first round is a reliable, if a little surprising pick who unquestionably improves the team. The second round will feature a trade that more head-scratching than slam dunk, while the third brings home a good player that a lot of us […]
The New England Patriots had a busy first two days in this year’s NFL Draft, but the work is far from done. Starting on noon Eastern on Saturday, Rounds 4 through 7 are on the menu. Here is how you can follow the action. How to watch When: Saturday, April 25 at 12 p.m. ET Where: Acrisure […]
Through three rounds of the NFL Draft the New England Patriots have added three players: OT Caleb Lomu, OLB Gabe Jacas, and TE Eli Raridon. They also have traded away three additional picks in order to do so, which leaves them with five selections entering Day 3. Who might be on their radar? With some […]
The New England Patriots addressed arguably their three biggest needs with their top three picks in the NFL Draft so far. To do so, they have left themselves with a large gap before their first pick on Day 3 of the draft at No. 171 overall, even though I believe it was worth it. Now, […]
Leading up to the 2026 NFL Draft, we ranked the New England Patriots’ roster needs from most to least pressing. Atop the list, classified as major needs, were three positions: defensive edge, offensive tackle and tight end. The Patriots addressed one of those in the first round, trading up to the 28th spot to select […]
The New England Patriots acquired two new players on day two of the 2026 NFL Draft on Friday night, selecting Illinois edge Gabe Jacas and Notre Dame tight end Eli Raridon. New England traded up to No. 55 — sending picks No. 63, No. 131 and No. 202 — to draft Jacas before adding Raridon […]
In December of his senior year at Valley High School in West Des Moines, Iowa, Eli Raridon tore the ACL in his right knee. A standout on the team’s varsity football team who, as a four-star recruit, had multiple scholarship offers lined up, he suffered the injury competing in another sport: basketball. Raridon had played […]
At least spiritually, the red sleeves are back in New England. Joining the team as a second-round selection in the 2026 NFL Draft on Friday, Gabe Jacas noted in his introductory call with the local media that he would model his game after a former Patriots edge rusher: Matthew Judon. As the youngster explained, there […]
The New England Patriots added a pair of players on Day 2 of the NFL Draft, first moving up to draft edge rusher Gabe Jacas before selecting tight end Eli Raridon in Round 3. Here’s who the pick impacts for better, or worse, moving forward. Winners OC Josh McDaniels: New England’s offensive coordinator has a […]
A night after moving up in Round 1 of the NFL Draft to select offensive tackle Caleb Lomu, the Patriots found themselves in a similar position late in Round 2. With five edge rushers coming off the board early in the second round, New England struck a deal again — this time trading up eight […]
The New England Patriots showed some interest in several highly-regarded tight end prospects over the last few weeks and months, and Notre Dame’s Eli Raridon was at the forefront. The team had multiple contact points with him, from the Shrine Bowl to the Senior Bowl to a pre-draft. All of those meetings gave the Patriots […]
As the third round of the 2026 NFL draft reached the New England Patriots, so did a tight end. The war room in Foxborough stayed at No. 95 overall to select Notre Dame’s Eli Raridon on Friday night. Here’s an initial look into why and what’s ahead. After an injury-riddled start, a 32-catch senior year […]
Day 2 of the NFL Draft is in the books. After picking offensive tackle Caleb Lomu in Round 1, the New England Patriots used a pair of picks to select defensive edge Gabe Jacas and tight end Eli Raridon on Friday night. Recap all the action below. NFL Draft 2026: Day 2 Friday, April 24, […]
Coming off a Super Bowl berth, the New England Patriots have a clear plan in mind for the 2026 offseason: it’s about remodeling, not rebuilding, as head coach Mike Vrabel said after the season. The NFL Draft naturally is a major part of this process. Until the event in late April, the Patriots — led […]
In the 3rd round with the 95th pick overall, the New England Patriots selected Notre Dame tight end, Eli Raridon. Plagued with injuries early in his career, Raridon worked his way back up the depth chart to become Notre Dame’s No. 1 tight end over the last two seasons. The offensive identity at Notre Dame […]
The New England Patriots were busy trading up in the first two rounds of the NFL Draft, but they decided to stay where they were in the late third. Their patience paid off, and they saw one of the top tight ends in the class fall into their laps at No. 95 overall. Eli Raridon, […]
After using each of their first two selections to move up the board, the New England Patriots stood pat with their third choice in the 2026 NFL Draft. Instead of swinging a trade, they invested the 95th overall pick in a tight end. That tight end is Eli Raridon out of Notre Dame, who was […]
The 2026 NFL Draft will award compensatory picks to teams that lost top free agents from last year’s class. That includes the Philadelphia, who saw defensive tackle Milton Williams sign a four-year, $104 million contract with the New England Patriots. How did the Eagles get a compensatory pick for Milton Williams? The Eagles received a […]
The Pittsburgh Steelers have selected Penn State quarterback Drew Allar with the 76th overall pick. The Steelers currently have three quarterbacks on their roster: Allar, Will Howard, and Mason Rudolph. With Aaron Rodgers yet to commit to a return, they will be the quarterbacks competing until Rodgers does return to Pittsburgh, if that is what […]