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thezorzinator 'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON DEC 4, 2025

Draft 1

  • thezorzinator DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Taurean York Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (NE)
Taurean York
LB Texas A&M
Zachariah Branch Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (NE)
Zachariah Branch
WR Georgia
Kage Casey Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (NE)
Kage Casey
OT Boise State
Nic Anderson Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (NE)
Nic Anderson
WR LSU
Aaron Anderson Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (NE)
Aaron Anderson
WR LSU
Bud Clark Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (NE)
Bud Clark
S TCU
Princewill Umanmielen Head Shot
PICK: 203 RND: 6 (NE)
Princewill Umanmielen
LB-EDGE Ole Miss
Isaiah Jatta Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (NE)
Isaiah Jatta
OT BYU
Kalil Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 7 (NE)
Kalil Alexander
LB-EDGE Texas State
Peyton Bowen Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (NE)
Peyton Bowen
S Oklahoma
Brandon Inniss Head Shot
PICK: 251 RND: 7 (NE)
Brandon Inniss
WR Ohio State
Jalen Thompson Head Shot
PICK: 252 RND: 7 (NE)
Jalen Thompson
DL-EDGE Michigan State
Draft Picks Received
Kage Casey Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (DAL)
Kage Casey
OT Boise State
Nic Anderson Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (TB)
Nic Anderson
WR LSU
Kalil Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 7 (DAL)
Kalil Alexander
LB-EDGE Texas State
Brandon Inniss Head Shot
PICK: 251 RND: 7 (DEN)
Brandon Inniss
WR Ohio State
Jalen Thompson Head Shot
PICK: 252 RND: 7 (DEN)
Jalen Thompson
DL-EDGE Michigan State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (TB)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (TB)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (DEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (DAL)
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Draft Picks Traded
Dani Dennis-Sutton Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (TB)
Dani Dennis-Sutton
DE-EDGE Penn State
Kaytron Allen Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (DAL)
Kaytron Allen
RB Penn State
Austin Romaine Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (DAL)
Austin Romaine
LB Kansas State
Lander Barton Head Shot
PICK: 192 RND: 6 (DEN)
Lander Barton
LB Utah
Players Gained
Head Shot
Hakeem Adeniji
OT
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesD FutureA+
The Patriots got the worse of every deal, and it shows in the B-.

The Patriots treated their own grade as gospel and everyone else's as noise, spending slot 203 on Princewill Umanmielen a full 65 spots early. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B-.

Overpaying at the table undid a lot of the good work elsewhere. That interior defensive lineman hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. However the rest shakes out, Branch at that price is a win they earned.

They went 4 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick62 Rnd2 Taurean York
They did well to land Taurean York in pick 62, just ahead of his grade. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick130 Rnd4 Zachariah Branch
Zachariah Branch at the 130th overall pick 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.
Pick156 Rnd5 Kage Casey
Kage Casey at the 156th pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick160 Rnd5 Nic Anderson
A quiet steal in Round 5, Pick 20: Nic Anderson for less than the market said. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick170 Rnd5 Aaron Anderson
A market-rate wide receiver, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Aaron Anderson. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick193 Rnd6 Bud Clark
They went early on Bud Clark in slot 193, and the value did not follow. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick203 Rnd6 Princewill Umanmielen
Princewill Umanmielen in No. 203 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick209 Rnd6 Isaiah Jatta
Isaiah Jatta at Round 6, Pick 30 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick218 Rnd7 Kalil Alexander
Kalil Alexander in the Round 7 slot is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick245 Rnd7 Peyton Bowen
No edge and no loss on Peyton Bowen in pick No. 245; it is a wash and a sensible one. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick251 Rnd7 Brandon Inniss
They paid sticker price for Brandon Inniss in slot 251, and that is fine. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick252 Rnd7 Jalen Thompson
A wild overpay on Jalen Thompson in pick 252, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.