PATRIOTS MOCK DRAFT GRADE B-

  1. Home
  2. My Stuff
  3. Early Mock 2.0

Early Mock 2.0 B-

URL early-mock-20-0916

Letter grade with a four-component score, written analysis, and a pick-by-pick breakdown for every selection in this saved mock.

My Mock Drafts →
Grade another draft →
B-

New England Patriots

Grand theft in slot 219: the Patriots steal Reid and grade out a B-.

by Jon-Luke B · 2025 NFL Draft · 12 picks · 7 steals · 5 reaches
Value C+
Need B
Trades B-
Future B-

You could see the war room lean forward. Karene Reid at pick 219 is the sort of fall that does not happen, except it just did. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B-.

Thornton Jr. has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped interior defensive lineman, which is a strange place to end up.

Good work on the whole, with interior defensive lineman the one box left unchecked.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.3 · Pick 3 · Will Campbell · OT · rank 17
In pick No. 3 they get a plug-and-play piece up front, reach and all.
R2.8 · Pick 40 · James Pearce Jr. · DE · rank 12
Circle this one: James Pearce Jr. at pick 40 is a fall that decides a draft. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R3.7 · Pick 71 · Colston Loveland · TE · rank 49
Colston Loveland at the 71st overall pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
R3.20 · Pick 84 · Malachi Moore · S · rank 74
A tidy bit of business in slot 84, where Malachi Moore graded well above the range. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R4.6 · Pick 107 · Dont'e Thornton Jr. · WR · rank 185
A wild overpay on Dont'e Thornton Jr. in the Round 4 slot, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R4.24 · Pick 125 · Jordan James · RB · rank 56
Jordan James in Round 4, Pick 24 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A need, and now a little less of one.
R5.5 · Pick 143 · Chandler Rivers · CB · rank 197
Chandler Rivers in the 143rd pick is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
R6.17 · Pick 192 · Logan Jones · C · rank 179
Logan Jones at No. 192 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
R6.31 · Pick 206 · DJ Campbell · OG · rank 217
DJ Campbell in pick 206 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
R7.5 · Pick 219 · Karene Reid · LB · rank 123
Karene Reid in No. 219 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A minor itch, scratched.
R7.8 · Pick 222 · Raheim Sanders · RB · rank 151
They robbed the room for Raheim Sanders here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It fills a real need, too.
R7.22 · Pick 236 · Luke Lachey · TE · rank 265
They talked themselves into Luke Lachey at pick No. 236, and the board did not agree. The roster fit checks out.
View Full Draft