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Melvin'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 26, 2025

Ok Draft too many WRs thats mb

  • Melvin DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Tetairoa McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (NE)
Tetairoa McMillan
WR Arizona
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (NE)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
Jalen Royals Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (NE)
Jalen Royals
WR Utah State
Tez Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (NE)
Tez Johnson
WR Oregon
Davin Vann Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (NE)
Davin Vann
DE-EDGE NC State
Barrett Carter Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (NE)
Barrett Carter
LB Clemson
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 6 (NE)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
J.J. Weaver Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (NE)
J.J. Weaver
LB-EDGE Kentucky
Clay Webb Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (NE)
Clay Webb
OG Jacksonville State
Jake Briningstool Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (NE)
Jake Briningstool
TE Clemson
Marcus Dumervil Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (NE)
Marcus Dumervil
OT Maryland
Steven Parker Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (NE)
Steven Parker
DE-EDGE Texas State
Thor Griffith Head Shot
PICK: 256 RND: 7 (NE)
Thor Griffith
DL Louisville
Draft Picks Received
Tetairoa McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (LV)
Tetairoa McMillan
WR Arizona
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
Barrett Carter Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (HOU)
Barrett Carter
LB Clemson
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 6 (LV)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
J.J. Weaver Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (LV)
J.J. Weaver
LB-EDGE Kentucky
Steven Parker Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (HOU)
Steven Parker
DE-EDGE Texas State
Thor Griffith Head Shot
PICK: 256 RND: 7 (CLE)
Thor Griffith
DL Louisville
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (HOU)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (HOU)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Travis Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (LV)
Travis Hunter
CB Colorado
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (HOU)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (ATL)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Players Gained
Head Shot
LaDarius Henderson
OT
Head Shot
Laremy Tunsil
OT
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall A-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureA
The Patriots worked the phones like thieves and earned a A-.

Call it a hunch or call it a gamble, but the Patriots spent slot 216 on J.J. Weaver, a name most had 118 spots down the list. Little to argue with here, and the A- says so.

Getting Carter where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class. The phones were where this weekend was really won. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped safety, which is a strange place to end up.

Add it up and few war rooms did better this weekend, Tetairoa McMillan and all.

Pick Analysis
Pick6 Rnd1 Tetairoa McMillan
In slot 6 they get a difference-maker at receiver. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick58 Rnd2 Dylan Fairchild
A reasonable price with a little left over, Dylan Fairchild in the 58th pick. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick69 Rnd3 Jihaad Campbell
You do not let a linebacker like Jihaad Campbell reach No. 69 and blink. They did not. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick77 Rnd3 Jalen Royals
They let Jalen Royals come to them and pounced at Round 3, Pick 13. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick104 Rnd4 Tez Johnson
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Tez Johnson at pick 104. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick143 Rnd5 Davin Vann
They reached a country mile for Davin Vann at the Round 5 slot, and the board is aghast. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick165 Rnd5 Barrett Carter
A top-tier linebacker at a bargain, Barrett Carter in slot 165, plain and simple. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Pick178 Rnd6 Cam Skattebo
Cam Skattebo at No. 178 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick216 Rnd6 J.J. Weaver
A wild overpay on J.J. Weaver in pick No. 216, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick217 Rnd7 Clay Webb
Clay Webb in the 217th pick lands just on the right side of the ledger. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick220 Rnd7 Jake Briningstool
Value with a capital V on Jake Briningstool in the 220th overall pick, a genuine coup. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick238 Rnd7 Marcus Dumervil
They talked themselves into Marcus Dumervil at pick 238, and the board did not agree. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick241 Rnd7 Steven Parker
Steven Parker at the Round 7 slot is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick256 Rnd7 Thor Griffith
Thor Griffith at Round 7, Pick 40 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.