knau5'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • knau5 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (NE)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Tre Harris Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Tre Harris
WR Ole Miss
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (NE)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Malachi Moore Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (NE)
Malachi Moore
S Alabama
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (NE)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Tory Horton Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (NE)
Tory Horton
WR Colorado State
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (NE)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Joey Slackman Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (NE)
Joey Slackman
DL Florida
Le'Veon Moss Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (NE)
Le'Veon Moss
RB Texas A&M
Nick Martin Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (NE)
Nick Martin
LB Oklahoma State
Draft Picks Received
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (CIN)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
Tory Horton Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (CIN)
Tory Horton
WR Colorado State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (CIN)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (CIN)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Tetairoa McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (DEN)
Tetairoa McMillan
WR Arizona
Players Gained
Head Shot
Orlando Brown Jr.
OT
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall A
ValueB+ NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureA
The Patriots cashed the board's mistake on Moss: A.

The best pick of the weekend was also the simplest. The Patriots watched Le'Veon Moss slide 75 picks past his grade and did not hesitate. A near-flawless weekend of work, and a A to cap it.

The cost of the Slackman reach is exactly the players who went right after him. They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped quarterback, which is a strange place to end up.

Trust the process, because this time the process plainly worked.

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Abdul Carter
In pick 17 they get a double-digit-sack hope at a price that makes it sweeter. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick38 Rnd2 Tre Harris
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Tre Harris in slot 38. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick49 Rnd2 Tyler Booker
Tyler Booker slipping to No. 49 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick69 Rnd3 Donovan Jackson
They liked Donovan Jackson enough to skip the value, taking him in the 69th overall pick. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick77 Rnd3 Malachi Moore
A clean, defensible pick in pick No. 77 with a little surplus value in Malachi Moore. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick104 Rnd4 TreVeyon Henderson
TreVeyon Henderson in Round 4, Pick 3 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick117 Rnd4 Tory Horton
The board had Tory Horton higher than the 117th pick, and the wide receiver fell to them anyway. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick143 Rnd5 Jake Majors
You do not let an offensive lineman like Jake Majors reach the Round 5 slot and blink. They did not. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick217 Rnd7 Joey Slackman
They left a pile of value on the table to take Joey Slackman this early at No. 217. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick220 Rnd7 Le'Veon Moss
Le'Veon Moss in the 220th overall pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick238 Rnd7 Nick Martin
Nothing to complain about; Nick Martin went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.