Jz'S MOCK DRAFT
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  • Jz DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Travis Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (NE)
Travis Hunter
CB Colorado
Josh Simmons Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (NE)
Josh Simmons
OT Ohio State
Donovan Ezeiruaku Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
Donovan Ezeiruaku
DE-EDGE Boston College
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (NE)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Jaylin Lane Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (NE)
Jaylin Lane
WR Virginia Tech
Luke Lachey Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (NE)
Luke Lachey
TE Iowa
Tyler Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (NE)
Tyler Cooper
OG Minnesota
Isaac TeSlaa Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (NE)
Isaac TeSlaa
WR Arkansas
Draft Picks Received
Josh Simmons Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (CHI)
Josh Simmons
OT Ohio State
Draft Picks Traded
Cameron Williams Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (CHI)
Cameron Williams
OT Texas
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (CHI)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueB NeedB- TradesA+ FutureC
Lane should have been long gone. The Patriots pounced, and earned a B.

The Patriots ran the phones like sharks, prying loose value on deal after deal until the ledger was lopsided. Call it a sensible B, earned the boring way.

They will regret leaving interior defensive lineman for another day if the season turns on it. Lane falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. Edge rusher is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

They trusted the board more than the depth chart.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the interior defensive lineman spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Travis Hunter
In slot 4 they get a ballhawk on the outside at fair value. Need was not the driver here.
Pick10 Rnd1 Josh Simmons
In pick 10 they get a long-term starter on the line. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick69 Rnd3 Donovan Ezeiruaku
A quiet steal in Round 3, Pick 5: Donovan Ezeiruaku for less than the market said. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick106 Rnd4 Cam Skattebo
Cam Skattebo at the 106th pick is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick144 Rnd5 Jaylin Lane
A top-tier wide receiver at a bargain, Jaylin Lane in No. 144, plain and simple. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick217 Rnd7 Luke Lachey
A tidy bit of business in pick No. 217, where Luke Lachey graded well above the range. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick220 Rnd7 Tyler Cooper
Tyler Cooper in slot 220 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick238 Rnd7 Isaac TeSlaa
Isaac TeSlaa in Round 7, Pick 22 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.