Rob'S MOCK DRAFT

RobsDraft2025_135

  • Rob DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Travis Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (NE)
Travis Hunter
CB Colorado
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (NE)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
Wyatt Milum Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (NE)
Wyatt Milum
OT West Virginia
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (NE)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Colston Loveland Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (NE)
Colston Loveland
TE Michigan
Jahdae Barron Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (NE)
Jahdae Barron
S Texas
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (NE)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Tre Harris Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (NE)
Tre Harris
WR Ole Miss
Aireontae Ersery Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (NE)
Aireontae Ersery
OT Minnesota
Josaiah Stewart Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (NE)
Josaiah Stewart
DE-EDGE Michigan
Kalel Mullings Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 7 (NE)
Kalel Mullings
RB Michigan
Xavier Restrepo Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 7 (NE)
Xavier Restrepo
WR Miami
Cam Ward Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (NE)
Cam Ward
QB Miami
Draft Picks Received
Travis Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (IND)
Travis Hunter
CB Colorado
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (DET)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (IND)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Colston Loveland Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (BUF)
Colston Loveland
TE Michigan
Tre Harris Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (BUF)
Tre Harris
WR Ole Miss
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (IND)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (IND)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Luther Burden III Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (IND)
Luther Burden III
WR Missouri
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIA)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (MIA)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B+
ValueB+ NeedB TradesA+ FutureB-
The Patriots robbed the room for Ward. Final grade: B+.

The board owed the Patriots one, and it paid up: Cam Ward, the No. 7 name on the board, sitting there at pick 228 like a gift left on the doorstep.

Every deal seemed to tilt their way, which is not luck. They will need Ersery to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it. The roster is better shaped than it was, with edge rusher chief among the fixes.

They chose more darts over a bigger single swing.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Travis Hunter
In the 11th overall pick they get a lockdown presence outside, and a steal at that. Need was not the driver here.
Pick24 Rnd1 Tyler Booker
In Round 1, Pick 24 they get an anchor for the offensive line, even if it was a touch early. A real need, handled.
Pick41 Rnd2 Wyatt Milum
A straight-up fair deal on Wyatt Milum at pick 41, value and slot in agreement. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick50 Rnd2 Ashton Jeanty
A running back of that caliber at pick No. 50 is the definition of value, full stop. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick57 Rnd2 Colston Loveland
Colston Loveland at slot 57 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick72 Rnd3 Jahdae Barron
They will replay Jahdae Barron at the 72nd pick for years; that is how good the value is. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick85 Rnd3 Walter Nolen
Somehow Walter Nolen was still sitting there in the Round 3 slot, and they pounced on premier interior defensive lineman value. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick92 Rnd3 Tre Harris
Tre Harris at No. 92 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick108 Rnd4 Aireontae Ersery
Value said wait; Aireontae Ersery in No. 108 says they were not listening. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick144 Rnd5 Josaiah Stewart
They robbed the room for Josaiah Stewart here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick216 Rnd7 Kalel Mullings
You do not let a running back like Kalel Mullings reach the Round 7 slot and blink. They did not. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick218 Rnd7 Xavier Restrepo
Xavier Restrepo in pick No. 218 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick228 Rnd7 Cam Ward
They barely believed it either: Cam Ward still on the board at Round 7, Pick 14. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.