Drewl09'S MOCK DRAFT
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Drewl09'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 29, 2026

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  • Drewl09 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Anthony Hill Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (NE)
Anthony Hill Jr.
LB Texas
A.J. Haulcy Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (NE)
A.J. Haulcy
S LSU
Zachariah Branch Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (NE)
Zachariah Branch
WR Georgia
Kage Casey Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (NE)
Kage Casey
OT Boise State
Jaden Greathouse Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (NE)
Jaden Greathouse
WR Notre Dame
Oscar Delp Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (NE)
Oscar Delp
TE Georgia
Kalil Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (NE)
Kalil Alexander
LB-EDGE Texas State
Eric Gentry Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (NE)
Eric Gentry
LB USC
Robert Spears-Jennings Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (NE)
Robert Spears-Jennings
S Oklahoma
Mitchell Melton Head Shot
PICK: 210 RND: 6 (NE)
Mitchell Melton
LB-EDGE Virginia
Jaquaize Pettaway Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (NE)
Jaquaize Pettaway
WR East Carolina
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueC NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
A sensible, unshowy class lands the Patriots a B-.

The war room fell hard for Mitchell Melton, and it showed at the 210th pick: 95 picks ahead of a board that had other ideas.

The interior defensive lineman spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. The roster is better shaped than it was, with edge rusher chief among the fixes.

The weekend tilted hard toward the defense.

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick31 Rnd1 Anthony Hill Jr.
They took Anthony Hill Jr. at par in the 31st pick, which is nothing to complain about. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick63 Rnd2 A.J. Haulcy
A.J. Haulcy at pick No. 63 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the safety. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick95 Rnd3 Zachariah Branch
Zachariah Branch at pick 95 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick125 Rnd4 Kage Casey
Kage Casey at the Round 4 slot is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick131 Rnd4 Jaden Greathouse
The board had cheaper options than Jaden Greathouse at the 131st overall pick, and it noticed. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick169 Rnd5 Oscar Delp
They paid sticker price for Oscar Delp in Round 5, Pick 31, and that is fine. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick189 Rnd6 Kalil Alexander
Kalil Alexander in No. 189 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick200 Rnd6 Eric Gentry
Eric Gentry at pick 200 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.
Pick207 Rnd6 Robert Spears-Jennings
Robert Spears-Jennings in the 207th overall pick is fair value, right on his grade. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick210 Rnd6 Mitchell Melton
Mitchell Melton at Round 6, Pick 31 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick247 Rnd7 Jaquaize Pettaway
Jaquaize Pettaway in the Round 7 slot is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.