NEP24'S MOCK DRAFT
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NEP24'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON DEC 11, 2025

Dec2025

  • NEP24 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Anthony Hill Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (NE)
Anthony Hill Jr.
LB Texas
Ja'Kobi Lane Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (NE)
Ja'Kobi Lane
WR USC
Zakee Wheatley Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (NE)
Zakee Wheatley
S Penn State
Charles Jagusah Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (NE)
Charles Jagusah
OG Notre Dame
DJ McKinney Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (NE)
DJ McKinney
CB Colorado
Monroe Mills Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (NE)
Monroe Mills
OT Virginia
Jermaine Mathews Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 5 (NE)
Jermaine Mathews Jr.
CB Ohio State
Evan Stewart Head Shot
PICK: 199 RND: 6 (NE)
Evan Stewart
WR Oregon
Fernando Carmona Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (NE)
Fernando Carmona
OT Arkansas
Draft Picks Received
Jermaine Mathews Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 5 (PHI)
Jermaine Mathews Jr.
CB Ohio State
Draft Picks Traded
Lee Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 192 RND: 6 (PHI)
Lee Hunter
DT Texas Tech
Drayk Bowen Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (PHI)
Drayk Bowen
LB Notre Dame
Kalil Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 210 RND: 6 (PHI)
Kalil Alexander
LB-EDGE Texas State
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB- TradesC+ FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B- for the Patriots.

There is conviction, and then there is this. The Patriots took Fernando Carmona a full 27 picks ahead of where the board had him, an overdraft steep enough that it colors the whole weekend.

A whole weekend of picks and edge rusher is somehow still a want. If one pick saves this weekend, it is Lane. On the needs board they went 3 of 8, with wide receiver the one that mattered most.

Nothing gained and nothing lost at the table.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Anthony Hill Jr.
In the 30th pick they get a downhill thumper at linebacker. Need was not the driver here.
Pick62 Rnd2 Ja'Kobi Lane
Nice patience on Ja'Kobi Lane, who had no business lasting to slot 62. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick94 Rnd3 Zakee Wheatley
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Zakee Wheatley at the Round 3 slot. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick124 Rnd4 Charles Jagusah
No edge and no loss on Charles Jagusah in pick 124; it is a wash and a sensible one. It fills a real need, too.
Pick130 Rnd4 DJ McKinney
A straight-up fair deal on DJ McKinney at No. 130, value and slot in agreement. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick170 Rnd5 Monroe Mills
They went early on Monroe Mills in Round 5, Pick 30, and the value did not follow. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick180 Rnd5 Jermaine Mathews Jr.
Jermaine Mathews Jr. in Round 5, Pick 40 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
Pick199 Rnd6 Evan Stewart
Evan Stewart at pick 199 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick245 Rnd7 Fernando Carmona
This one needs a full-page explanation: Fernando Carmona in pick No. 245, miles early. It patches a soft spot without any drama.