samocks'S MOCK DRAFT

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    Patriots
Draft Selections
Will Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (NE)
Will Campbell
OT LSU
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Colston Loveland Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (NE)
Colston Loveland
TE Michigan
Jaylin Noel Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
Jaylin Noel
WR Iowa State
Joshua Farmer Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (NE)
Joshua Farmer
DT Florida State
Barryn Sorrell Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (NE)
Barryn Sorrell
LB-EDGE Texas
Seth McLaughlin Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (NE)
Seth McLaughlin
C Ohio State
Maxen Hook Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (NE)
Maxen Hook
S Toledo
Carson Vinson Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (NE)
Carson Vinson
OT Alabama A&M
Draft Picks Received
Will Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (NO)
Will Campbell
OT LSU
Colston Loveland Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (CHI)
Colston Loveland
TE Michigan
Draft Picks Traded
Mason Graham Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (NO)
Mason Graham
DT Michigan
Cameron Williams Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (NO)
Cameron Williams
OT Texas
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Players Gained
Head Shot
Alvin Kamara
RB
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureC
A masterclass at the trade table lands the Patriots a B.

The Patriots ran the phones like sharks, prying loose value on deal after deal until the ledger was lopsided. Call it a sensible B, earned the boring way.

Sorrell has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced. Loveland falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch.

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

Good work on the whole, with quarterback the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick9 Rnd1 Will Campbell
Will Campbell in the Round 1 slot is fair value, right on his grade. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick38 Rnd2 Jalon Walker
They read the board right and Jalon Walker was the payoff at slot 38. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick41 Rnd2 Colston Loveland
Colston Loveland slipping to No. 41 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. It fills a real need, too.
Pick69 Rnd3 Jaylin Noel
A tidy bit of business in the 69th overall pick, where Jaylin Noel graded well above the range. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick106 Rnd4 Joshua Farmer
Joshua Farmer at pick No. 106 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick144 Rnd5 Barryn Sorrell
Barryn Sorrell in the 144th pick is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick171 Rnd5 Seth McLaughlin
A straight-up fair deal on Seth McLaughlin at Round 5, Pick 33, value and slot in agreement. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick220 Rnd7 Maxen Hook
A clean, defensible pick in pick 220 with a little surplus value in Maxen Hook. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick238 Rnd7 Carson Vinson
They did well to land Carson Vinson in the 238th pick, just ahead of his grade. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.