hinz18'S MOCK DRAFT
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hinz18'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 3, 2026

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  • hinz18 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Chris Brazzell II Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (NE)
Chris Brazzell II
WR Tennessee
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (NE)
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
S Toledo
Caden Curry Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (NE)
Caden Curry
DE-EDGE Ohio State
J.C. Davis Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (NE)
J.C. Davis
OT Illinois
Malachi Lawrence Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (NE)
Malachi Lawrence
DE-EDGE UCF
Eric Rivers Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (NE)
Eric Rivers
WR Georgia Tech
Ephesians Prysock Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (NE)
Ephesians Prysock
CB Washington
Seth McGowan Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (NE)
Seth McGowan
RB Kentucky
Eric O'Neill Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (NE)
Eric O'Neill
DE-EDGE Rutgers
Raylen Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 210 RND: 6 (NE)
Raylen Wilson
LB Georgia
Josh Cuevas Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (NE)
Josh Cuevas
TE Alabama
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
A respectable, level-headed haul for the Patriots: B-.

If confidence were a draft strategy, the Patriots would have aced it. Eric O'Neill at Round 6, Pick 28 is 55 spots clear of where he belonged.

The interior defensive lineman spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. They banked enough surplus on McGowan to cover a lot of smaller sins.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the interior defensive lineman spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick31 Rnd1 Chris Brazzell II
In No. 31 they get a difference-maker at receiver. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick63 Rnd2 Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
They let Emmanuel McNeil-Warren come to them and pounced at the Round 2 slot. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick95 Rnd3 Caden Curry
Caden Curry in pick No. 95 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick125 Rnd4 J.C. Davis
They took J.C. Davis at par in pick 125, which is nothing to complain about. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick131 Rnd4 Malachi Lawrence
A reach on Malachi Lawrence in slot 131; the board had better options right there. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick169 Rnd5 Eric Rivers
Eric Rivers slipping to the 169th pick is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick189 Rnd6 Ephesians Prysock
Ephesians Prysock at the Round 6 slot nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick200 Rnd6 Seth McGowan
Steal is underselling it; Seth McGowan at the 200th pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick207 Rnd6 Eric O'Neill
A real head-scratcher, Eric O'Neill in pick 207 is miles ahead of his ranking. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick210 Rnd6 Raylen Wilson
A conviction pick on Raylen Wilson at the 210th overall pick that the board grades a round light. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick247 Rnd7 Josh Cuevas
Josh Cuevas in No. 247 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.