PATRIOTS MOCK DRAFT GRADE D+

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New England Patriots

A costly weekend of dealing drags the Patriots to a D+.

by Dk · 2026 NFL Draft · 15 picks · 2 steals · 7 reaches
Value C+
Need B
Trades F
Future B-

The Patriots went off the board in a big way for Aidan Hubbard, 127 picks early. Conviction is one thing; this is another.

The trades bled value they could not afford to lose. They will answer for taking linebacker early while quarterback and running back went begging. Leaving quarterback unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

Bottom line, they will be counting on several picks to beat their grades.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.31 · Pick 31 · Omar Cooper Jr. · WR · rank 34
In No. 31 they get a go-to option on the outside. The biggest hole, addressed.
R2.31 · Pick 63 · Jacob Rodriguez · LB · rank 72
They went early on Jacob Rodriguez in pick 63, and the value did not follow. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
R3.31 · Pick 95 · Ted Hurst · WR · rank 89
A clean, defensible pick in pick No. 95 with a little surplus value in Ted Hurst. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R4.25 · Pick 125 · Isaiah World · OT · rank 145
Isaiah World at the 125th pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
R4.31 · Pick 131 · Harold Perkins Jr. · LB · rank 132
The eyebrow-raiser of the weekend. They went linebacker with Harold Perkins Jr. while clear needs at quarterback and running back sat open.
R4.32 · Pick 132 · Max Llewellyn · DE-EDGE · rank 153
Max Llewellyn at the Round 4 slot is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R5.10 · Pick 150 · Dametrious Crownover · OT · rank 143
Dametrious Crownover in the 150th pick is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
R5.11 · Pick 151 · Ar'maj Reed-Adams · OG · rank 169
Ar'maj Reed-Adams at pick 151 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
R5.22 · Pick 162 · Zxavian Harris · DT · rank 154
They let Zxavian Harris come to them and pounced at the Round 5 slot. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R5.32 · Pick 172 · Domani Jackson · CB · rank 174
No drama and no debate, Domani Jackson went about where he belonged in pick No. 172. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
R6.30 · Pick 211 · Jeremiah Wright · OG · rank 216
Jeremiah Wright in the 211th overall pick is fair value, right on his grade. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
R6.31 · Pick 212 · Aiden Fisher · LB · rank 227
A conviction pick on Aiden Fisher at No. 212 that the board grades a round light. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.
R7.15 · Pick 231 · Aidan Hubbard · DE-EDGE · rank 358
They reached into another round for Aidan Hubbard, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R7.31 · Pick 247 · Robert Spears-Jennings · S · rank 257
They liked Robert Spears-Jennings enough to skip the value, taking him in Round 7, Pick 31. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R7.34 · Pick 250 · Josh Cuevas · TE · rank 242
Josh Cuevas at pick 250 is money in the bank, a tight end taken below his worth. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
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