PATRIOTS MOCK DRAFT GRADE B

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Grand theft in pick No. 125: the Patriots steal Hood and grade out a B.

by pj_doucette · 2026 NFL Draft · 12 picks · 9 steals · 0 reaches
Value A-
Need B
Trades B-
Future B-

The rest of the league will want that one back. Colton Hood tumbling to the Patriots in the Round 4 slot is a gift they did not have to think twice about. It nets out to a B, which feels about right.

A whole weekend of picks and running back is somehow still a want. Edge rusher was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.31 · Pick 31 · Caleb Lomu · OT · rank 28
In Round 1, Pick 31 they get protection for the quarterback. A real need, handled.
R2.31 · Pick 63 · Akheem Mesidor · DL-EDGE · rank 37
Akheem Mesidor at the Round 2 slot is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R3.32 · Pick 96 · Denzel Boston · WR · rank 30
They will replay Denzel Boston at No. 96 for years; that is how good the value is. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R4.25 · Pick 125 · Colton Hood · CB · rank 25
A top-tier cornerback at a bargain, Colton Hood in slot 125, plain and simple. It adds depth where they could use a little.
R4.31 · Pick 131 · Germie Bernard · WR · rank 58
Circle this one: Germie Bernard at pick 131 is a fall that decides a draft. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R5.31 · Pick 171 · Louis Moore · S · rank 164
Fair-plus on Louis Moore, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R6.7 · Pick 188 · Zxavian Harris · DT · rank 154
Somehow Zxavian Harris was still sitting there in the 188th pick, and they pounced on premier interior defensive lineman value. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R6.10 · Pick 191 · Taylen Green · QB · rank 186
They did well to land Taylen Green in the 191st overall pick, just ahead of his grade. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R6.17 · Pick 198 · Jeff Caldwell · WR · rank 187
They read the board right and Jeff Caldwell was the payoff at pick No. 198. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R6.21 · Pick 202 · Nate Boerkircher · TE · rank 160
Steal is underselling it; Nate Boerkircher at slot 202 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
R6.31 · Pick 212 · Zane Durant · DT · rank 177
A interior defensive lineman of that caliber at the 212th overall pick is the definition of value, full stop. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R7.31 · Pick 247 · Dallen Bentley · TE · rank 197
Dallen Bentley in the Round 7 slot is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
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