trey'S MOCK DRAFT
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trey'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 12, 2025

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  • trey DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Kelvin Banks Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (NE)
Kelvin Banks Jr.
OT Texas
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Zy Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
Zy Alexander
CB LSU
Tai Felton Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (NE)
Tai Felton
WR Maryland
Dylan Sampson Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (NE)
Dylan Sampson
RB Tennessee
Oluwafemi Oladejo Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (NE)
Oluwafemi Oladejo
LB-EDGE UCLA
Jeremy Crawshaw Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (NE)
Jeremy Crawshaw
P Florida
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (NE)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Ben Yurosek Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (NE)
Ben Yurosek
TE Georgia
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
More right than wrong for the Patriots, and a B- to prove it.

Call it belief, call it a gut call, but Oluwafemi Oladejo at pick No. 144 is 94 spots clear of consensus, and that is the headline. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B-.

Sampson falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. A whole weekend of picks and interior defensive lineman is somehow still a want.

On the needs board they went 6 of 8, with edge rusher the one that mattered most.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Kelvin Banks Jr.
In pick 4 they get protection for the quarterback. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick38 Rnd2 Malaki Starks
A tidy bit of business in the 38th overall pick, where Malaki Starks graded well above the range. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick69 Rnd3 Zy Alexander
A straight-up fair deal on Zy Alexander at Round 3, Pick 5, value and slot in agreement. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick77 Rnd3 Tai Felton
Tai Felton in the Round 3 slot is fair value, right on his grade. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick106 Rnd4 Dylan Sampson
Steal is underselling it; Dylan Sampson at No. 106 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick144 Rnd5 Oluwafemi Oladejo
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Oluwafemi Oladejo well ahead of where he belonged. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick217 Rnd7 Jeremy Crawshaw
Jeremy Crawshaw in Round 7, Pick 1 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
Pick220 Rnd7 Jay Higgins
The board fumbled Jay Higgins all the way to the 220th overall pick, and they scooped it up. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick238 Rnd7 Ben Yurosek
A real head-scratcher, Ben Yurosek in slot 238 is miles ahead of his ranking. A need, and now a little less of one.