Brendan1'S MOCK DRAFT
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12/30/24

  • Brendan1 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Will Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (NE)
Will Campbell
OT LSU
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (NE)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Harold Fannin Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (NE)
Harold Fannin Jr.
TE Bowling Green
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (NE)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (NE)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
Omarr Norman-Lott Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (NE)
Omarr Norman-Lott
DT Tennessee
Darien Porter Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (NE)
Darien Porter
CB Iowa State
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Tahj Brooks Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (NE)
Tahj Brooks
RB Texas Tech
Draft Picks Received
Will Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (CHI)
Will Campbell
OT LSU
Harold Fannin Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (CHI)
Harold Fannin Jr.
TE Bowling Green
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (CHI)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Omarr Norman-Lott Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (CHI)
Omarr Norman-Lott
DT Tennessee
Tahj Brooks Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (CAR)
Tahj Brooks
RB Texas Tech
Draft Picks Traded
Kelvin Banks Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (CHI)
Kelvin Banks Jr.
OT Texas
Tyreak Sapp Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 4 (CAR)
Tyreak Sapp
DE-EDGE Florida
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (CAR)
TO PICK
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (CAR)
TO PICK
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (ATL)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall C+
ValueB NeedB TradesD+ FutureB-
Flashes of a plan, unevenly run, for the Patriots: C+.

You can draft well and still miss the point. The Patriots did plenty of tidy work and somehow never got around to edge rusher, which was the need that mattered most.

They banked enough surplus on Walker to cover a lot of smaller sins. They gave back a little on the phones for the right to move. The roster is better shaped than it was, with wide receiver chief among the fixes.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick9 Rnd1 Will Campbell
In pick No. 9 they get protection for the quarterback. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick36 Rnd2 Emeka Egbuka
Nice patience on Emeka Egbuka, who had no business lasting to the 36th pick. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick37 Rnd2 Harold Fannin Jr.
Harold Fannin Jr. at No. 37 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. The roster fit checks out.
Pick40 Rnd2 Jalon Walker
The board had Jalon Walker higher than the Round 2 slot, and the linebacker fell to them anyway. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick67 Rnd3 Dylan Fairchild
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Dylan Fairchild at pick 67 is the proof. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick71 Rnd3 Omarr Norman-Lott
Omarr Norman-Lott at Round 3, Pick 7 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick79 Rnd3 Darien Porter
A market-rate cornerback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Darien Porter. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick103 Rnd4 Jake Majors
Jake Majors slipping to slot 103 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick109 Rnd4 Tahj Brooks
By-the-book stuff, Tahj Brooks at pick 109 squarely in line with his ranking. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.