Football88'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • Football88 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Travis Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (NE)
Travis Hunter
CB Colorado
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (NE)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (NE)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
Dylan Sampson Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (NE)
Dylan Sampson
RB Tennessee
Andrew Mukuba Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Andrew Mukuba
S Texas
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (NE)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Emery Jones Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 5 (NE)
Emery Jones Jr.
OT LSU
Nick Nash Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (NE)
Nick Nash
WR San Jose State
Jeffrey Bassa Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (NE)
Jeffrey Bassa
LB Oregon
Jaylen Reed Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (NE)
Jaylen Reed
S Penn State
Draft Picks Received
Dylan Sampson Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (SEA)
Dylan Sampson
RB Tennessee
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (SEA)
Jake Majors
C Texas
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (SEA)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Gunnar Helm Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (SEA)
Gunnar Helm
TE Texas
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueB NeedC+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Patriots let Bassa fall and pounced. Final grade: B-.

Thirty-one other rooms let Jeffrey Bassa slide, and the Patriots were the ones holding the card at pick No. 220. Highway robbery. Call it a sensible B-, earned the boring way.

Every board in the league had Jones Jr. lower, and that gap is the story. A whole weekend of picks and edge rusher is somehow still a want. Wide receiver was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but edge rusher.

Pick Analysis
Pick1 Rnd1 Travis Hunter
In pick No. 1 they get an island corner. More want than need.
Pick36 Rnd2 Tate Ratledge
Fair-plus on Tate Ratledge, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick67 Rnd3 Jihaad Campbell
Jihaad Campbell in the 67th overall pick is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick82 Rnd3 Dylan Sampson
They barely believed it either: Dylan Sampson still on the board at No. 82. The roster fit checks out.
Pick103 Rnd4 Andrew Mukuba
A safety of that caliber at Round 4, Pick 2 is the definition of value, full stop. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick136 Rnd4 Jake Majors
A top-tier offensive lineman at a bargain, Jake Majors in slot 136, plain and simple. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick138 Rnd5 Emery Jones Jr.
Emery Jones Jr. at the 138th pick is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick219 Rnd7 Nick Nash
A wild overpay on Nick Nash in the Round 7 slot, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick220 Rnd7 Jeffrey Bassa
Jeffrey Bassa in the 220th overall pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
Pick238 Rnd7 Jaylen Reed
Somehow Jaylen Reed was still sitting there in No. 238, and they pounced on premier safety value. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.