EvieCarli'S MOCK DRAFT
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EvieCarli'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 26, 2026

EVIECARLI

  • EvieCarli DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
KC Concepcion Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (NE)
KC Concepcion
WR Texas A&M
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (NE)
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
S Toledo
Monroe Freeling Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (NE)
Monroe Freeling
OT Georgia
Eli Raridon Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (NE)
Eli Raridon
TE Notre Dame
CJ Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (NE)
CJ Daniels
WR Miami
Kobe Baynes Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (NE)
Kobe Baynes
OG Kansas
Thaddeus Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (NE)
Thaddeus Dixon
CB North Carolina
Desmond Reid Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (NE)
Desmond Reid
RB Pittsburgh
Daevin Hobbs Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (NE)
Daevin Hobbs
DL Tennessee
Jordan White Head Shot
PICK: 210 RND: 6 (NE)
Jordan White
C Vanderbilt
Jaylon Braxton Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (NE)
Jaylon Braxton
S Ole Miss
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
A sensible, unshowy class lands the Patriots a B-.

The Patriots' one glaring miss is edge rusher, a need they left exactly as they found it. It does the job without flash, and the B- reflects it.

They are betting White proves the room right and everyone else wrong. They went 6 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for. The offense got the lion's share of the attention.

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick31 Rnd1 KC Concepcion
In the 31st pick they get a No. 1 receiver. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick63 Rnd2 Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
A market-rate safety, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Emmanuel McNeil-Warren. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick95 Rnd3 Monroe Freeling
They went early on Monroe Freeling in No. 95, and the value did not follow. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick125 Rnd4 Eli Raridon
No drama and no debate, Eli Raridon went about where he belonged in pick No. 125. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick131 Rnd4 CJ Daniels
CJ Daniels in pick 131 is fair value, right on his grade. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick169 Rnd5 Kobe Baynes
No edge and no loss on Kobe Baynes in Round 5, Pick 31; it is a wash and a sensible one. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick189 Rnd6 Thaddeus Dixon
A clean, defensible pick in the 189th overall pick with a little surplus value in Thaddeus Dixon. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick200 Rnd6 Desmond Reid
Desmond Reid in slot 200 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick207 Rnd6 Daevin Hobbs
Daevin Hobbs in the Round 6 slot is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick210 Rnd6 Jordan White
A reach for Jordan White in pick 210; a little patience would have been rewarded. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick247 Rnd7 Jaylon Braxton
A tidy little value on Jaylon Braxton in the 247th pick, a step better than break-even. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.