JCarr724'S MOCK DRAFT
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JCarr724'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON FEB 16, 2025

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  • JCarr724 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (NE)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Aireontae Ersery Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Aireontae Ersery
OT Minnesota
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (NE)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (NE)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
Savion Williams Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (NE)
Savion Williams
WR TCU
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (NE)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Jackson Slater Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (NE)
Jackson Slater
OG Sacramento State
Mason Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (NE)
Mason Taylor
TE LSU
Jeffrey Bassa Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (NE)
Jeffrey Bassa
LB Oregon
Sam Brown Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (NE)
Sam Brown
WR Miami
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (NE)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Draft Picks Received
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (IND)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (LAR)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (TB)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Jackson Slater Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (LAR)
Jackson Slater
OG Sacramento State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (IND)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (TB)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Cam Ward Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Cam Ward
QB Miami
Tre Harris Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (HOU)
Tre Harris
WR Ole Miss
Kaimon Rucker Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (TB)
Kaimon Rucker
DE-EDGE North Carolina
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (ATL)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Players Gained
Head Shot
Josh Downs
WR
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall A-
ValueB NeedB TradesA FutureA
The Patriots robbed the room for Higgins. Final grade: A-.

You build a draft on nights like this. Jay Higgins had no business being available in the 240th overall pick, and the Patriots did the only sane thing and turned in the card.

The edge rusher spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. They will need Slater to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it.

Adding Josh Downs by trade rounds out the weekend beyond the rookies. They left with wide receiver solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

A strong weekend's work, and a rare one to find this little fault with.

Pick Analysis
Pick14 Rnd1 Kenneth Grant
In pick 14 they get a pocket-collapsing interior rusher at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick38 Rnd2 Aireontae Ersery
They jumped the gun on Aireontae Ersery, taking him earlier than his grade liked. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick58 Rnd2 Nick Emmanwori
You do not let a safety like Nick Emmanwori reach Round 2, Pick 26 and blink. They did not. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick90 Rnd3 Dylan Fairchild
Dylan Fairchild in the 90th overall pick is fair value, right on his grade. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick105 Rnd4 Savion Williams
They did well to land Savion Williams in No. 105, just ahead of his grade. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick120 Rnd4 TreVeyon Henderson
TreVeyon Henderson in slot 120 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick126 Rnd4 Jackson Slater
Jackson Slater at pick No. 126 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. It fills a real need, too.
Pick145 Rnd5 Mason Taylor
A top-tier tight end at a bargain, Mason Taylor in the 145th pick, plain and simple. The roster fit checks out.
Pick219 Rnd7 Jeffrey Bassa
Jeffrey Bassa at pick 219 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick222 Rnd7 Sam Brown
A market-rate wide receiver, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Sam Brown. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick240 Rnd7 Jay Higgins
Somehow Jay Higgins was still sitting there in the Round 7 slot, and they pounced on premier linebacker value. Stacking talent where they were already deep.