Dpilon1973'S MOCK DRAFT
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  • Dpilon1973 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Travis Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (NE)
Travis Hunter
CB Colorado
Armand Membou Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Armand Membou
OT Missouri
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (NE)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Elic Ayomanor Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (NE)
Elic Ayomanor
WR Stanford
Kobe King Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (NE)
Kobe King
LB Penn State
Dayon Hayes Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (NE)
Dayon Hayes
DE-EDGE Colorado
Jimmy Horn Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (NE)
Jimmy Horn Jr.
WR Colorado
Will Sheppard Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (NE)
Will Sheppard
WR Colorado
Jeffrey Bassa Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (NE)
Jeffrey Bassa
LB Oregon
Shilo Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (NE)
Shilo Sanders
S Colorado
Bryson Nesbit Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (NE)
Bryson Nesbit
TE North Carolina
Draft Picks Received
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (LAR)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Elic Ayomanor Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (LAR)
Elic Ayomanor
WR Stanford
Dayon Hayes Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (DAL)
Dayon Hayes
DE-EDGE Colorado
Jimmy Horn Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (DAL)
Jimmy Horn Jr.
WR Colorado
Bryson Nesbit Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (DAL)
Bryson Nesbit
TE North Carolina
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (LAR)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Jordan Burch Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (LAR)
Jordan Burch
DE-EDGE Oregon
Howard Cross III Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (DAL)
Howard Cross III
DL Notre Dame
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
No fireworks, just a tidy B- for the Patriots.

The war room fell hard for Dayon Hayes, and it showed at pick 148: 117 picks ahead of a board that had other ideas. No fireworks, but a solid B-.

Getting Bassa where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class. That interior defensive lineman hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

They left with edge rusher solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off. Nearly every premium pick went to that side of the ball.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Travis Hunter
In pick No. 4 they get a lockdown presence outside. Need was not the driver here.
Pick38 Rnd2 Armand Membou
A wild overpay on Armand Membou in Round 2, Pick 6, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick69 Rnd3 Dylan Fairchild
They read the board right and Dylan Fairchild was the payoff at the 69th overall pick. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick90 Rnd3 TreVeyon Henderson
A running back of that caliber at the 90th pick is the definition of value, full stop. The roster fit checks out.
Pick100 Rnd3 Elic Ayomanor
Nothing to complain about; Elic Ayomanor went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick143 Rnd5 Kobe King
Kobe King at No. 143 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick148 Rnd5 Dayon Hayes
Dayon Hayes at slot 148 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick173 Rnd5 Jimmy Horn Jr.
Jimmy Horn Jr. at pick 173 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick217 Rnd7 Will Sheppard
They reached a country mile for Will Sheppard at No. 217, and the board is aghast. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick220 Rnd7 Jeffrey Bassa
Jeffrey Bassa at the 220th overall pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
Pick238 Rnd7 Shilo Sanders
Shilo Sanders at Round 7, Pick 22 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick247 Rnd7 Bryson Nesbit
The board had Bryson Nesbit higher than the 247th pick, and the tight end fell to them anyway. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.