PATRIOTS MOCK DRAFT GRADE B

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2026-6 B

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New England Patriots

The Patriots cashed the board's mistake on Hurst: B.

by BBB · 2026 NFL Draft · 12 picks · 10 steals · 1 reaches
Value B+
Need B
Trades C+
Future B-

When a board-topper like Ted Hurst slides to the 125th overall pick, you do not overthink it, and the Patriots did not. No fireworks, but a solid B.

Every board in the league had Zuhn III lower, and that gap is the story. Leaving quarterback unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the quarterback spot they never got to.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.31 · Pick 31 · Kenyon Sadiq · TE · rank 19
In No. 31 they get a mismatch in the passing game, outstanding value to boot.
R2.31 · Pick 63 · Akheem Mesidor · DL-EDGE · rank 37
They will replay Akheem Mesidor at the 63rd overall pick for years; that is how good the value is. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R4.11 · Pick 111 · Jacob Rodriguez · LB · rank 73
Taking Jacob Rodriguez in the Round 4 slot is close to grand larceny; a linebacker that good had no business lasting this long. A minor itch, scratched.
R4.25 · Pick 125 · Ted Hurst · WR · rank 85
Steal is underselling it; Ted Hurst at slot 125 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R4.31 · Pick 131 · Tacario Davis · CB · rank 108
A top-tier cornerback at a bargain, Tacario Davis in Round 4, Pick 31, plain and simple. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
R5.31 · Pick 171 · DeMonte Capehart · DT · rank 136
The board fumbled DeMonte Capehart all the way to pick 171, and they scooped it up. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R6.10 · Pick 191 · Aamil Wagner · OT · rank 171
They robbed the room for Aamil Wagner here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
R6.17 · Pick 198 · VJ Payne · S · rank 191
VJ Payne in pick No. 198 lands just on the right side of the ledger. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R6.21 · Pick 202 · Dallen Bentley · TE · rank 194
Nice patience on Dallen Bentley, who had no business lasting to the Round 6 slot. A need, and now a little less of one.
R6.31 · Pick 212 · Trey Zuhn III · OT · rank 241
Trey Zuhn III in pick 212 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
R7.31 · Pick 247 · Robert Henry Jr. · RB · rank 236
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Robert Henry Jr. in the 247th overall pick. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R7.41 · Pick 257 · Desmond Reid · RB · rank 245
Desmond Reid slipping to the 257th pick is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. The roster fit checks out.
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