JCarr724'S MOCK DRAFT

Unrealistic Amazing Draft

  • JCarr724 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (NE)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Travis Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (NE)
Travis Hunter
CB Colorado
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (NE)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (NE)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Wyatt Milum Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 3 (NE)
Wyatt Milum
OT West Virginia
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (NE)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Cam Ward Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (NE)
Cam Ward
QB Miami
Anthony Belton Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (NE)
Anthony Belton
OT NC State
Tre Harris Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (NE)
Tre Harris
WR Ole Miss
T.J. Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (NE)
T.J. Sanders
DT South Carolina
Draft Picks Received
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (IND)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Travis Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (PIT)
Travis Hunter
CB Colorado
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (IND)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Wyatt Milum Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 3 (TEN)
Wyatt Milum
OT West Virginia
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (IND)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Anthony Belton Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (NYJ)
Anthony Belton
OT NC State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIN)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Benjamin Morrison Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (CAR)
Benjamin Morrison
CB Notre Dame
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (PIT)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (PIT)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Tre Williams Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (SF)
Tre Williams
DT Clemson
Savion Williams Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (NYJ)
Savion Williams
WR TCU
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ATL)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Players Gained
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Christian Darrisaw
OT
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Alec Pierce
WR
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall A-
ValueA NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureB-
The Patriots let Sanders fall and pounced. Final grade: A-.

You build a draft on nights like this. T.J. Sanders had no business being available in the 220th pick, and the Patriots did the only sane thing and turned in the card. Very little went wrong, and the A- is earned.

The trade ledger is the best part of the whole weekend. The tight end hole is the one line item this class does not answer. The Patriots clearly valued win-now help, adding bodies who have done it before.

Add it up and few war rooms did better this weekend, Travis Hunter and all.

Pick Analysis
Pick14 Rnd1 Abdul Carter
In Round 1, Pick 14 they get a disruptor off the edge, outstanding value to boot. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick21 Rnd1 Travis Hunter
In pick 21 they get a press-man option on the boundary at a price that makes it sweeter.
Pick77 Rnd3 Ashton Jeanty
They will replay Ashton Jeanty at slot 77 for years; that is how good the value is. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick80 Rnd3 Malaki Starks
They barely believed it either: Malaki Starks still on the board at the Round 3 slot. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick101 Rnd3 Wyatt Milum
Steal is underselling it; Wyatt Milum at No. 101 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. The roster fit checks out.
Pick115 Rnd4 Walter Nolen
Walter Nolen in pick No. 115 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick143 Rnd5 Cam Ward
The board fumbled Cam Ward all the way to the 143rd pick, and they scooped it up. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick155 Rnd5 Anthony Belton
Anthony Belton at the 155th overall pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick217 Rnd7 Tre Harris
You do not let a wide receiver like Tre Harris reach the 217th overall pick and blink. They did not. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick220 Rnd7 T.J. Sanders
Somehow T.J. Sanders was still sitting there in the 220th pick, and they pounced on premier interior defensive lineman value. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.