Dpilon19731973'S MOCK DRAFT
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  • Dpilon19731973 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Travis Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (NE)
Travis Hunter
CB Colorado
Matthew Golden Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Matthew Golden
WR Texas
Wyatt Milum Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
Wyatt Milum
OT West Virginia
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (NE)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (NE)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (NE)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (NE)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Quinshon Judkins Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (NE)
Quinshon Judkins
RB Ohio State
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (NE)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
T.J. Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (NE)
T.J. Sanders
DT South Carolina
Jahdae Barron Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (NE)
Jahdae Barron
CB Texas
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (NE)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
Chase Lundt Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (NE)
Chase Lundt
OT UConn
Josaiah Stewart Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (NE)
Josaiah Stewart
DE-EDGE Michigan
JT Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (NE)
JT Daniels
QB Rice
Zy Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (NE)
Zy Alexander
CB LSU
Malachi Moore Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (NE)
Malachi Moore
S Alabama
Draft Picks Received
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (CLE)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (KC)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (CLE)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
T.J. Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (CLE)
T.J. Sanders
DT South Carolina
Jahdae Barron Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (CLE)
Jahdae Barron
CB Texas
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (CLE)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
Chase Lundt Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (CLE)
Chase Lundt
OT UConn
Josaiah Stewart Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (CLE)
Josaiah Stewart
DE-EDGE Michigan
Draft Picks Traded
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PICK: RND: 3 (ATL)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Players Gained
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A.J. Brown
WR
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Cooper Kupp
WR
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Ronnie Stanley
OT
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Josh Sweat
DE
Players traded away
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Armon Watts
DT
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Caleb Jones
OT
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Christian Elliss
LB
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Cole Strange
OG
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Curtis Jacobs
LB
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David Wallis
WR
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Demontrey Jacobs
OT
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DJ James
CB
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Eric Johnson II
DT
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Jack Westover
TE
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Jacoby Brissett
QB
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Jahlani Tavai
LB
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JaQuae Jackson
WR
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Jaquelin Roy
DT
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Joe Giles-Harris
LB
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Joe Milton III
QB
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K.J. Osborn
WR
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Kawaan Baker
WR
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Kendrick Bourne
WR
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Kevin Harris
RB
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La'Michael Pettway
TE
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Marte Mapu
LB
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Michael Jordan
OG
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Mikey Victor
CB
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Mitchell Wilcox
TE
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Ochaun Mathis
LB
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Oshane Ximines
LB
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Raekwon McMillan
LB
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Rhamondre Stevenson
RB
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Sam Roberts
DT
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Sione Takitaki
LB
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Steele Chambers
LB
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Trysten Hill
DT
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Tyquan Thornton
WR
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Tyrese Robinson
OG
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Yannick Ngakoue
DE
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall C
ValueA- NeedB- TradesF FutureC+
The Patriots let Barron fall into their laps, and walked away with a C.

You could see the war room lean forward. Jahdae Barron at the Round 6 slot is the sort of fall that does not happen, except it just did. It lands right in the middle: a C, no more, no less.

Every board in the league had Daniels lower, and that gap is the story. It is not that Walker is a bad player; it is that the Patriots had louder needs to answer first.

They handed away value on the phones that the picks cannot earn back. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped tight end, which is a strange place to end up.

If Travis Hunter and a couple of the gambles land, hindsight will be kinder than this grade.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Travis Hunter
In the 4th pick they get a potential shutdown corner at fair value. Need was not the driver here.
Pick38 Rnd2 Matthew Golden
By-the-book stuff, Matthew Golden at slot 38 squarely in line with his ranking. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick69 Rnd3 Wyatt Milum
Wyatt Milum in pick No. 69 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick77 Rnd3 Malaki Starks
Circle this one: Malaki Starks at Round 3, Pick 13 is a fall that decides a draft. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick102 Rnd4 Jihaad Campbell
They barely believed it either: Jihaad Campbell still on the board at No. 102. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick104 Rnd4 Jalon Walker
They zigged when the board said zag, taking Jalon Walker at linebacker with tight end open.
Pick132 Rnd4 Ashton Jeanty
You do not let a running back like Ashton Jeanty reach the Round 4 slot and blink. They did not. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick143 Rnd5 Quinshon Judkins
They robbed the room for Quinshon Judkins here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick163 Rnd5 Walter Nolen
A top-tier interior defensive lineman at a bargain, Walter Nolen in No. 163, plain and simple. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick177 Rnd6 T.J. Sanders
T.J. Sanders in slot 177 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick190 Rnd6 Jahdae Barron
Jahdae Barron at pick No. 190 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.
Pick198 Rnd6 Dylan Fairchild
A offensive lineman of that caliber at the 198th overall pick is the definition of value, full stop. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick214 Rnd6 Chase Lundt
Chase Lundt at the Round 6 slot is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick215 Rnd6 Josaiah Stewart
Steal is underselling it; Josaiah Stewart at pick 215 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick217 Rnd7 JT Daniels
JT Daniels in the 217th pick is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. The roster fit checks out.
Pick220 Rnd7 Zy Alexander
Taking Zy Alexander in Round 7, Pick 4 is close to grand larceny; a cornerback that good had no business lasting this long. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
Pick238 Rnd7 Malachi Moore
They will replay Malachi Moore at pick No. 238 for years; that is how good the value is. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.