BlackKnight1988'S MOCK DRAFT
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BlackKnight1988'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 31, 2026

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  • BlackKnight1988 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Anthony Hill Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (NE)
Anthony Hill Jr.
LB Texas
Josiah Trotter Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (NE)
Josiah Trotter
LB Missouri
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (NE)
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
S Toledo
Oscar Delp Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (NE)
Oscar Delp
TE Georgia
Jakobe Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (NE)
Jakobe Thomas
S Miami
Xavier Nwankpa Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (NE)
Xavier Nwankpa
S Iowa
Thaddeus Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (NE)
Thaddeus Dixon
CB North Carolina
Bryce Foster Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (NE)
Bryce Foster
C Kansas
Nolan Rucci Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (NE)
Nolan Rucci
OT Penn State
Eric Gentry Head Shot
PICK: 210 RND: 6 (NE)
Eric Gentry
LB USC
Tony Rojas Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (NE)
Tony Rojas
LB Penn State
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedC+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Patriots kept it disciplined and banked a B-.

It is the swing that defines the weekend: Eric Gentry in slot 210, a good 59 spots before the room expected him. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B-.

McNeil-Warren at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster. The Patriots indulged a want in Trotter while a need in edge rusher, wide receiver and other spots stayed open.

The edge rusher hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick31 Rnd1 Anthony Hill Jr.
In No. 31 they get the heartbeat of the defense. More want than need.
Pick63 Rnd2 Josiah Trotter
A surprising call. With edge rusher, wide receiver and other spots still to address, they spent Round 2, Pick 31 on Josiah Trotter, a linebacker they were not short of.
Pick95 Rnd3 Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
You do not let a safety like Emmanuel McNeil-Warren reach the Round 3 slot and blink. They did not. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick125 Rnd4 Oscar Delp
They reached into another round for Oscar Delp, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick131 Rnd4 Jakobe Thomas
A reasonable price with a little left over, Jakobe Thomas in pick No. 131. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick169 Rnd5 Xavier Nwankpa
A clean, defensible pick in pick 169 with a little surplus value in Xavier Nwankpa. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick189 Rnd6 Thaddeus Dixon
Thaddeus Dixon at slot 189 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick200 Rnd6 Bryce Foster
Bryce Foster in the 200th overall pick is fair value, right on his grade. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick207 Rnd6 Nolan Rucci
No edge and no loss on Nolan Rucci in the 207th pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick210 Rnd6 Eric Gentry
A big swing on Eric Gentry at No. 210, well ahead of any board in the building. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
Pick247 Rnd7 Tony Rojas
This one needs a full-page explanation: Tony Rojas in pick 247, miles early. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.