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Yves'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON FEB 24, 2026

No trade goes with the flow

  • Yves DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Max Iheanachor Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (NE)
Max Iheanachor
OT Arizona State
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (NE)
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
S Toledo
Malachi Fields Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (NE)
Malachi Fields
WR Notre Dame
Pat Coogan Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (NE)
Pat Coogan
C Indiana
Charles Jagusah Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (NE)
Charles Jagusah
OG Notre Dame
Davison Igbinosun Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (NE)
Davison Igbinosun
CB Ohio State
Nate Boerkircher Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (NE)
Nate Boerkircher
TE Texas A&M
Bud Clark Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (NE)
Bud Clark
S TCU
Zxavian Harris Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (NE)
Zxavian Harris
DT Ole Miss
Eli Heidenreich Head Shot
PICK: 210 RND: 6 (NE)
Eli Heidenreich
WR Navy
Keyron Crawford Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (NE)
Keyron Crawford
DE-EDGE Auburn
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall C+
ValueD+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
A mixed bag for the Patriots, and a C+ to match.

The Patriots treated their own grade as gospel and everyone else's as noise, spending pick 131 on Charles Jagusah a full 71 spots early.

The McNeil-Warren pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged. That quarterback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

It nets out as a middle-of-the-pack haul that neither helps nor hurts much.

Pick Analysis
Pick31 Rnd1 Max Iheanachor
In No. 31 they get protection for the quarterback, though the board says they badly overpaid. A real need, handled.
Pick63 Rnd2 Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
They barely believed it either: Emmanuel McNeil-Warren still on the board at pick 63. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick95 Rnd3 Malachi Fields
Somehow Malachi Fields was still sitting there in slot 95, and they pounced on premier wide receiver value. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick125 Rnd4 Pat Coogan
Pat Coogan in pick No. 125 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick131 Rnd4 Charles Jagusah
Charles Jagusah in the Round 4 slot is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick169 Rnd5 Davison Igbinosun
Davison Igbinosun at the 169th overall pick is money in the bank, a cornerback taken below his worth. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick189 Rnd6 Nate Boerkircher
They did well to land Nate Boerkircher in No. 189, just ahead of his grade. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick200 Rnd6 Bud Clark
Bud Clark at the Round 6 slot is a conviction pick that outran the value. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick207 Rnd6 Zxavian Harris
A conviction pick on Zxavian Harris at the 207th overall pick that the board grades a round light. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick210 Rnd6 Eli Heidenreich
They reached a country mile for Eli Heidenreich at pick No. 210, and the board is aghast. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick247 Rnd7 Keyron Crawford
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Keyron Crawford. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.