pj_doucette'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • pj_doucette DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
James Pearce Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (NE)
James Pearce Jr.
DE-EDGE Tennessee
Colston Loveland Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Colston Loveland
TE Michigan
Wyatt Milum Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (NE)
Wyatt Milum
OT West Virginia
Tre Harris Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
Tre Harris
WR Ole Miss
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (NE)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Quinshon Judkins Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (NE)
Quinshon Judkins
RB Ohio State
Logan Brown Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (NE)
Logan Brown
OT Kansas
Kyle Williams Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (NE)
Kyle Williams
WR Washington State
Caleb Rogers Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (NE)
Caleb Rogers
OT Texas Tech
Ty Hamilton Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (NE)
Ty Hamilton
DT Ohio State
Draft Picks Received
James Pearce Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (IND)
James Pearce Jr.
DE-EDGE Tennessee
Wyatt Milum Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (IND)
Wyatt Milum
OT West Virginia
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (IND)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (IND)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Jahdae Barron Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (IND)
Jahdae Barron
CB Texas
Players Gained
Head Shot
Josh Downs
WR
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall A-
ValueB NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureA
Larceny in slot 106 lands the Patriots a A-, Judkins and all.

The Patriots did not reach, did not trade up, did not blink. They just waited, and Quinshon Judkins fell into the Round 4 slot. The board rewarded a patient, disciplined weekend with a A-.

Every deal seemed to tilt their way, which is not luck. The quarterback spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. They will need Milum to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it.

The kind of weekend a front office frames and hangs on the wall.

Pick Analysis
Pick14 Rnd1 James Pearce Jr.
In the 14th pick they get juice off the edge at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick38 Rnd2 Colston Loveland
Colston Loveland in No. 38 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick45 Rnd2 Wyatt Milum
Wyatt Milum at the 45th overall pick jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick69 Rnd3 Tre Harris
Tre Harris at Round 3, Pick 5 is money in the bank, a wide receiver taken below his worth. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick77 Rnd3 Xavier Watts
Circle this one: Xavier Watts at pick 77 is a fall that decides a draft. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick106 Rnd4 Quinshon Judkins
They will replay Quinshon Judkins at slot 106 for years; that is how good the value is. The roster fit checks out.
Pick144 Rnd5 Logan Brown
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Logan Brown. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick171 Rnd5 Kyle Williams
Kyle Williams in pick No. 171 is fair value, right on his grade. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick220 Rnd7 Caleb Rogers
A offensive lineman of that caliber at the 220th pick is the definition of value, full stop. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick238 Rnd7 Ty Hamilton
They paid up for Ty Hamilton at pick 238 when waiting would have done the job. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.