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2025 New England Mock (Carter)

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Draft Selections
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (NE)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Tre Harris Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
Tre Harris
WR Ole Miss
Darien Porter Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (NE)
Darien Porter
CB Iowa State
Rylie Mills Head Shot
PICK: 96 RND: 3 (NE)
Rylie Mills
DL Notre Dame
Hollin Pierce Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (NE)
Hollin Pierce
OT Rutgers
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (NE)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Chase Lundt Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (NE)
Chase Lundt
OT UConn
Connor Colby Head Shot
PICK: 172 RND: 5 (NE)
Connor Colby
OG Iowa
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (NE)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Jamon Dumas-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (NE)
Jamon Dumas-Johnson
LB Kentucky
Moliki Matavao Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (NE)
Moliki Matavao
TE UCLA
Jordan Hancock Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (NE)
Jordan Hancock
S Ohio State
Draft Picks Received
Rylie Mills Head Shot
PICK: 96 RND: 3 (PHI)
Rylie Mills
DL Notre Dame
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (PHI)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Connor Colby Head Shot
PICK: 172 RND: 5 (DAL)
Connor Colby
OG Iowa
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Draft Picks Traded
Derrick Harmon Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (DAL)
Derrick Harmon
DT Oregon
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Players Gained
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A.J. Brown
WR
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B+
ValueB- NeedA- TradesA+ FutureC
A masterclass at the trade table lands the Patriots a B+.

When a board-topper like Jordan Hancock slides to the 240th pick, you do not overthink it, and the Patriots did not. Call it a sensible B+, earned the boring way.

The Mills reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. The phones were where this weekend was really won. The quarterback hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Abdul Carter
A straight-up fair deal on Abdul Carter at slot 4, value and slot in agreement. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick69 Rnd3 Tre Harris
A wide receiver of that caliber at Round 3, Pick 5 is the definition of value, full stop. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick77 Rnd3 Darien Porter
Darien Porter at Round 3, Pick 13 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick96 Rnd3 Rylie Mills
Rylie Mills at slot 96 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick105 Rnd4 Hollin Pierce
Hollin Pierce at the 105th overall pick is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. The roster fit checks out.
Pick129 Rnd4 Cam Skattebo
Cam Skattebo in No. 129 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick145 Rnd5 Chase Lundt
Chase Lundt at pick No. 145 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick172 Rnd5 Connor Colby
They took Connor Colby at par in pick 172, which is nothing to complain about. It fills a real need, too.
Pick174 Rnd5 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
Dont'e Thornton Jr. in the 174th pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick219 Rnd7 Jamon Dumas-Johnson
A clean, defensible pick in the Round 7 slot with a little surplus value in Jamon Dumas-Johnson. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick222 Rnd7 Moliki Matavao
Moliki Matavao in the 222nd overall pick is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick240 Rnd7 Jordan Hancock
Steal is underselling it; Jordan Hancock at No. 240 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.