1k'S MOCK DRAFT
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1k'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 22, 2025

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2025

  • 1k DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
James Pearce Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (NE)
James Pearce Jr.
DE-EDGE Tennessee
Josh Conerly Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Josh Conerly Jr.
OT Oregon
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Mason Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (NE)
Mason Taylor
TE LSU
RJ Oben Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (NE)
RJ Oben
DL-EDGE Notre Dame
Jacob Parrish Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (NE)
Jacob Parrish
CB Kansas State
Jaydon Blue Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (NE)
Jaydon Blue
RB Texas
Kobe Hudson Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (NE)
Kobe Hudson
WR UCF
Gino Garcia Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (NE)
Gino Garcia
PK Texas Tech
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
A solid, sensible weekend for the Patriots: B-.

The Patriots looked at the value chart, folded it up, and took RJ Oben at the 106th pick regardless, 120 picks early. It nets out to a B-, which feels about right.

The Blue pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged. The interior defensive lineman spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

Good work on the whole, with interior defensive lineman the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 James Pearce Jr.
In No. 4 they get a premier pass rusher, reach and all. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick38 Rnd2 Josh Conerly Jr.
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Josh Conerly Jr.. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick69 Rnd3 Tate Ratledge
Tate Ratledge in the 69th overall pick is fair value, right on his grade. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick77 Rnd3 Mason Taylor
Mason Taylor at pick 77 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick106 Rnd4 RJ Oben
This one needs a full-page explanation: RJ Oben in pick No. 106, miles early. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick144 Rnd5 Jacob Parrish
Steal is underselling it; Jacob Parrish at the 144th pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick217 Rnd7 Jaydon Blue
Jaydon Blue at No. 217 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick220 Rnd7 Kobe Hudson
They let Kobe Hudson come to them and pounced at pick No. 220. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick238 Rnd7 Gino Garcia
Value said wait; Gino Garcia in the 238th overall pick says they were not listening. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.