Jaybeast17'S MOCK DRAFT
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Jaybeast17'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 18, 2026

2025 draft 55

  • Jaybeast17 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (NE)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
Luke Lachey Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Luke Lachey
TE Iowa
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Grey Zabel Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (NE)
Grey Zabel
OT North Dakota State
Mac McWilliams Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (NE)
Mac McWilliams
CB UCF
Beaux Collins Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (NE)
Beaux Collins
WR Notre Dame
Tahj Brooks Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (NE)
Tahj Brooks
RB Texas Tech
Draft Picks Received
Mac McWilliams Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (IND)
Mac McWilliams
CB UCF
Draft Picks Traded
Donovan Edwards Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (IND)
Donovan Edwards
RB Michigan
Dylan Sampson Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (IND)
Dylan Sampson
RB Tennessee
Theo Wease Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (IND)
Theo Wease Jr.
WR Missouri
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (LV)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Players Gained
Head Shot
Quay Walker
LB
Players traded away
Head Shot
Antonio Gibson
RB
Head Shot
Charles Woods
CB
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall C
ValueF NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureB-
The Patriots fleeced the room on the phones and earned a C.

The Patriots put a flag in the ground for Beaux Collins, 194 picks before anyone else would have, and the value took the hit. Fine in stretches, shaky in others: a C.

The Zabel pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged. The dealing alone would carry a lesser class.

Leaving edge rusher unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. They went 6 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

The verdict is a shrug for now, with the swing picks left to write the real ending.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Deone Walker
They left a pile of value on the table to take Deone Walker this early at the 4th pick. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick38 Rnd2 Luke Lachey
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Luke Lachey well ahead of where he belonged. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick69 Rnd3 Xavier Watts
A safety of that caliber at pick No. 69 is the definition of value, full stop. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick77 Rnd3 Grey Zabel
Grey Zabel at slot 77 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick80 Rnd3 Mac McWilliams
This one needs a full-page explanation: Mac McWilliams in No. 80, miles early. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick171 Rnd5 Beaux Collins
Beaux Collins at Round 5, Pick 33 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick220 Rnd7 Tahj Brooks
Taking Tahj Brooks in pick 220 is close to grand larceny; a running back that good had no business lasting this long. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.