Jam2113'S MOCK DRAFT
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Draft 2 '26

  • Jam2113 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Jermod McCoy Head Shot
PICK: 19 RND: 1 (NE)
Jermod McCoy
CB Tennessee
Caleb Tiernan Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (NE)
Caleb Tiernan
OT Northwestern
Antonio Williams Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (NE)
Antonio Williams
WR Clemson
Jalon Kilgore Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (NE)
Jalon Kilgore
S South Carolina
Derrick Moore Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (NE)
Derrick Moore
DE-EDGE Michigan
Jacob Rodriguez Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (NE)
Jacob Rodriguez
LB Texas Tech
Shamar Easter Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (NE)
Shamar Easter
TE North Carolina
Princewill Umanmielen Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (NE)
Princewill Umanmielen
LB-EDGE Ole Miss
Cayden Lee Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (NE)
Cayden Lee
WR Ole Miss
A'Marion Peterson Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (NE)
A'Marion Peterson
RB UTSA
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
A sensible, unshowy class lands the Patriots a B-.

The Patriots clearly saw something nobody else did in Princewill Umanmielen, taking him 44 picks ahead of his grade. The board is not convinced. It nets out to a B-, which feels about right.

That Williams pick is the receipt they will wave around later. The interior defensive lineman spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick19 Rnd1 Jermod McCoy
In the 19th overall pick they get a potential shutdown corner. Need was not the driver here.
Pick55 Rnd2 Caleb Tiernan
Caleb Tiernan at the 55th pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. The roster fit checks out.
Pick86 Rnd3 Antonio Williams
Antonio Williams slipping to the Round 3 slot is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick113 Rnd4 Jalon Kilgore
Nothing to complain about; Jalon Kilgore went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick121 Rnd4 Derrick Moore
Value said wait; Derrick Moore in Round 4, Pick 21 says they were not listening. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick159 Rnd5 Jacob Rodriguez
They did well to land Jacob Rodriguez in No. 159, just ahead of his grade. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick197 Rnd6 Shamar Easter
They reached a country mile for Shamar Easter at the 197th overall pick, and the board is aghast. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick202 Rnd6 Princewill Umanmielen
Princewill Umanmielen at Round 6, Pick 19 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick224 Rnd7 Cayden Lee
A conviction pick on Cayden Lee at the 224th pick that the board grades a round light. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick241 Rnd7 A'Marion Peterson
They went early on A'Marion Peterson in No. 241, and the value did not follow. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.