Joe Milton trade tree finalized for Patriots after NFL Draft with 3 late-round players

With the NFL Draft in the rearview mirror, the Patriots’ return for quarterback Joe Milton III has been finalized.

In a trade that generated plenty of headlines, New England dealt Milton and a 7th-round pick (No. 217 overall) to Dallas earlier this month for a 5th-round pick (No. 171 overall).

However, the Patriots didn’t use that pick last weekend. They ultimately turned it into three late-round players.

Eliot Wolf first dealt No. 171 to Detroit for a 6th (No. 182) and a 7th (No. 228). With No. 182, the Patriots selected kicker Andres Borregales from Miami, and then traded down with No. 228 again. New England sent that pick to Kansas City for two more 7th rounders (No. 251 and No. 257).

With those picks, the Patriots took Vanderbilt long-snapper Julian Ashby, and then selected Memphis cornerback Kobee Minor as Mr. Irrelevant. Meanwhile, the Cowboys took Jay Toia, a defensive lineman out of UCLA with the 7th-rounder they got back in the Milton deal.

So ultimately, here’s how the trade played out after Wolf kept dealing:

Patriots

K Andres Borregales, Miami

LS Julian Ashby, Vanderbilt

CB Kobee Minor, Memphis

Cowboys

QB Joe Milton III

DL Jay Toia, UCLA

To replace Milton as the team’s third-string quarterback, New England signed undrafted free agent Ben Wooldridge out of Louisiana shortly after the draft’s conclusion. The Sun Belt Offensive Player of the Year, Wooldridge stands 6-foot-2, weighs in at 214 pounds, and was Dane Brugler’s 53rd ranked quarterback prospect in this year’s draft class.

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