SD'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • SD DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Will Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (NE)
Will Campbell
OT LSU
Ashton Gillotte Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Ashton Gillotte
DE-EDGE Louisville
Tre Harris Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (NE)
Tre Harris
WR Mississippi
Clay Webb Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (NE)
Clay Webb
OG Jacksonville State
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 4 (NE)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Jonah Monheim Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 5 (NE)
Jonah Monheim
OT USC
Damien Martinez Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 5 (NE)
Damien Martinez
RB Miami (FL)
Will Lee III Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 6 (NE)
Will Lee III
CB Texas A&M
Lathan Ransom Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 6 (NE)
Lathan Ransom
S Ohio State
Noah Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (NE)
Noah Thomas
WR Texas A&M
Draft Picks Received
Tre Harris Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (ARI)
Tre Harris
WR Mississippi
Jonah Monheim Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 5 (CAR)
Jonah Monheim
OT USC
Will Lee III Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 6 (CAR)
Will Lee III
CB Texas A&M
Lathan Ransom Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 6 (DEN)
Lathan Ransom
S Ohio State
Noah Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (DAL)
Noah Thomas
WR Texas A&M
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (GB)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (GB)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
CJ Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 7 (GB)
CJ Daniels
WR LSU
Players traded away
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Bailey Zappe
QB
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Cole Strange
OG
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Davon Godchaux
DT
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Tyquan Thornton
WR
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall D-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesF FutureB-
The Patriots bled value on every deal, hence the D-.

The phones were a trap the Patriots kept walking into, shipping out surplus on nearly every deal. Hard to defend, and the D- reflects that.

Every board in the league had Harris lower, and that gap is the story. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through interior defensive lineman.

The Martinez pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch.

Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even, and interior defensive lineman is still a hole.

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Will Campbell
Will Campbell at the 2nd pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick34 Rnd2 Ashton Gillotte
No edge and no loss on Ashton Gillotte in Round 2, Pick 2; it is a wash and a sensible one. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick40 Rnd2 Tre Harris
Tre Harris at pick No. 40 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick66 Rnd3 Clay Webb
Clay Webb at pick 66 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick98 Rnd4 Jay Higgins
No drama and no debate, Jay Higgins went about where he belonged in the 98th overall pick. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick129 Rnd5 Jonah Monheim
Jonah Monheim in No. 129 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. It fills a real need, too.
Pick130 Rnd5 Damien Martinez
A quiet steal in the Round 5 slot: Damien Martinez for less than the market said. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick161 Rnd6 Will Lee III
Nothing to complain about; Will Lee III went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick163 Rnd6 Lathan Ransom
A straight-up fair deal on Lathan Ransom at the Round 6 slot, value and slot in agreement. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick186 Rnd6 Noah Thomas
Noah Thomas at Round 6, Pick 26 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.