PATRIOTS MOCK DRAFT GRADE B-

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New England Patriots

Larceny in No. 247 lands the Patriots a B-, Fuller and all.

by pj_doucette · 2026 NFL Draft · 12 picks · 5 steals · 1 reaches
Value B-
Need B
Trades B-
Future B-

The board owed the Patriots one, and it paid up: Andre Fuller, the No. 225 name on the board, sitting there at the 247th overall pick like a gift left on the doorstep.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped edge rusher, which is a strange place to end up. They are betting Capehart proves the room right and everyone else wrong.

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

Pick-by-Pick

R1.31 · Pick 31 · Omar Cooper Jr. · WR · rank 34
In pick 31 they get a home-run threat at receiver. The biggest hole, addressed.
R3.7 · Pick 71 · Eli Stowers · TE · rank 53
A top-tier tight end at a bargain, Eli Stowers in the Round 3 slot, plain and simple. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
R3.31 · Pick 95 · Connor Lew · C · rank 82
Connor Lew at pick No. 95 is money in the bank, a offensive lineman taken below his worth. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
R4.25 · Pick 125 · DeMonte Capehart · DT · rank 136
DeMonte Capehart in the 125th overall pick is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R4.31 · Pick 131 · J.C. Davis · OT · rank 138
J.C. Davis in the 131st pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
R5.7 · Pick 147 · Eli Raridon · TE · rank 135
They let Eli Raridon come to them and pounced at No. 147. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
R5.31 · Pick 171 · Aamil Wagner · OT · rank 171
Aamil Wagner at slot 171 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A need, and now a little less of one.
R6.6 · Pick 187 · Zane Durant · DT · rank 177
Zane Durant is a better player than Round 6, Pick 6 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R6.10 · Pick 191 · Jeff Caldwell · WR · rank 186
Jeff Caldwell in Round 6, Pick 10 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R6.21 · Pick 202 · Sawyer Robertson · QB · rank 204
A market-rate quarterback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Sawyer Robertson. The roster fit checks out.
R6.31 · Pick 212 · Jeremiah Wright · OG · rank 212
They paid sticker price for Jeremiah Wright in the Round 6 slot, and that is fine. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
R7.31 · Pick 247 · Andre Fuller · CB · rank 225
You do not let a cornerback like Andre Fuller reach No. 247 and blink. They did not. A minor need, but a need all the same.
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