Lesuer94'S MOCK DRAFT

My draft

  • Lesuer94 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Kelvin Banks Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NE)
Kelvin Banks Jr.
OT Texas
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (NE)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (NE)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
Darrell Jackson Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 3 (NE)
Darrell Jackson Jr.
DT Florida State
Deontae Lawson Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (NE)
Deontae Lawson
LB Alabama
Tez Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (NE)
Tez Johnson
WR Oregon
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (NE)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Chandler Rivers Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (NE)
Chandler Rivers
CB Duke
Chris Paul Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 221 RND: 7 (NE)
Chris Paul Jr.
LB Ole Miss
Le'Veon Moss Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (NE)
Le'Veon Moss
RB Texas A&M
Eli Stowers Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (NE)
Eli Stowers
TE Vanderbilt
Draft Picks Received
Darrell Jackson Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 3 (LAR)
Darrell Jackson Jr.
DT Florida State
Tez Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (LAR)
Tez Johnson
WR Oregon
Chandler Rivers Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (LAR)
Chandler Rivers
CB Duke
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (LAR)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Aeneas Peebles Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (HOU)
Aeneas Peebles
DL Virginia Tech
Players Gained
Head Shot
Desmond King II
CB
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B+
ValueB+ NeedB TradesA FutureB-
Paul Jr. should have been long gone. The Patriots pounced, and earned a B+.

The board owed the Patriots one, and it paid up: Chris Paul Jr., the No. 119 name on the board, sitting there at pick No. 221 like a gift left on the doorstep.

Leaving edge rusher unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. The Desmond King II deal gives the class an established piece to lean on. Small wins on the phones, but wins all the same.

The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Kelvin Banks Jr.
In the Round 1 slot they get a plug-and-play piece up front at fair value. A real need, handled.
Pick39 Rnd2 Malaki Starks
A top-tier safety at a bargain, Malaki Starks in pick No. 39, plain and simple. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick70 Rnd3 Dylan Fairchild
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Dylan Fairchild at Round 3, Pick 6. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick101 Rnd3 Darrell Jackson Jr.
They barely believed it either: Darrell Jackson Jr. still on the board at No. 101. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick106 Rnd4 Deontae Lawson
Steal is underselling it; Deontae Lawson at slot 106 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick122 Rnd4 Tez Johnson
Tez Johnson at the 122nd overall pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick141 Rnd5 Jake Majors
Jake Majors at the 141st pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick194 Rnd6 Chandler Rivers
They paid sticker price for Chandler Rivers in pick 194, and that is fine. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick221 Rnd7 Chris Paul Jr.
Chris Paul Jr. in the 221st pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
Pick223 Rnd7 Le'Veon Moss
They robbed the room for Le'Veon Moss here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. The roster fit checks out.
Pick235 Rnd7 Eli Stowers
Eli Stowers at No. 235 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.