Biggs7079'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • Biggs7079 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 15 RND: 1 (NE)
Abdul Carter
DE Penn State
Luther Burden III Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (NE)
Luther Burden III
WR Missouri
Harold Fannin Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (NE)
Harold Fannin Jr.
TE Bowling Green
Jack Sawyer Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Jack Sawyer
DE Ohio State
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (NE)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (NE)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Emery Jones Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (NE)
Emery Jones Jr.
OT LSU
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (NE)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Lander Barton Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (NE)
Lander Barton
LB Utah
Gunnar Helm Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (NE)
Gunnar Helm
TE Texas
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (NE)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Draft Picks Received
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 15 RND: 1 (IND)
Abdul Carter
DE Penn State
Harold Fannin Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (IND)
Harold Fannin Jr.
TE Bowling Green
Emery Jones Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (IND)
Emery Jones Jr.
OT LSU
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (IND)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (IND)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (IND)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueA- NeedB+ TradesC- FutureA
Grand theft in the Round 7 slot: the Patriots steal Barton and grade out a B.

The board owed the Patriots one, and it paid up: Lander Barton, the No. 121 name on the board, sitting there at Round 7, Pick 6 like a gift left on the doorstep. Good, not great, and the B says as much.

The cost of the Jones Jr. reach is exactly the players who went right after him. They punted on interior defensive lineman, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick15 Rnd1 Abdul Carter
In the Round 1 slot they get a bendy edge with upside. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick36 Rnd2 Luther Burden III
A quiet steal in pick No. 36: Luther Burden III for less than the market said. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick47 Rnd2 Harold Fannin Jr.
Steal is underselling it; Harold Fannin Jr. at slot 47 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick68 Rnd3 Jack Sawyer
Circle this one: Jack Sawyer at the 68th overall pick is a fall that decides a draft. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick83 Rnd3 Malaki Starks
Malaki Starks at pick 83 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick105 Rnd4 Jake Majors
Taking Jake Majors in Round 4, Pick 4 is close to grand larceny; an offensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. The roster fit checks out.
Pick116 Rnd4 Emery Jones Jr.
Emery Jones Jr. at No. 116 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick142 Rnd5 TreVeyon Henderson
TreVeyon Henderson in the 142nd pick is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick220 Rnd7 Lander Barton
Lander Barton at the Round 7 slot is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick223 Rnd7 Gunnar Helm
A tight end of that caliber at pick No. 223 is the definition of value, full stop. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick241 Rnd7 Kevin Winston Jr.
Kevin Winston Jr. in slot 241 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.