PATRIOTS MOCK DRAFT GRADE C+

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New England Patriots

The Patriots did enough to get by: C+.

by WannaBePatsGm6 · 2026 NFL Draft · 11 picks · 2 steals · 9 reaches
Value D+
Need B+
Trades B-
Future B-

Somewhere a scout is still blinking. The Patriots spent slot 191 on Eric Gentry, a name the board had a full 161 spots lower.

That Igbinosun pick is the receipt they will wave around later. They will regret leaving quarterback for another day if the season turns on it. Edge rusher was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

Hit on Gabe Jacas and the swing picks, and this ages a lot better than it grades today.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.31 · Pick 31 · Gabe Jacas · LB-EDGE · rank 52
In the Round 1 slot they get juice off the edge, though the board says they badly overpaid. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
R2.31 · Pick 63 · Bryce Lance · WR · rank 90
They left a pile of value on the table to take Bryce Lance this early at pick 63. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R3.31 · Pick 95 · Jack Endries · TE · rank 121
Jack Endries in the 95th overall pick is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. The roster fit checks out.
R4.25 · Pick 125 · DeMonte Capehart · DT · rank 138
A conviction pick on DeMonte Capehart at Round 4, Pick 25 that the board grades a round light. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R4.31 · Pick 131 · Davison Igbinosun · CB · rank 113
Taking Davison Igbinosun in slot 131 is close to grand larceny; a cornerback that good had no business lasting this long. A minor need, but a need all the same.
R5.31 · Pick 171 · VJ Payne · S · rank 196
VJ Payne in No. 171 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R6.10 · Pick 191 · Eric Gentry · LB · rank 352
Value said wait; Eric Gentry in No. 191 says they were not listening. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
R6.17 · Pick 198 · Jeff Caldwell · WR · rank 189
Value with a capital V on Jeff Caldwell in pick 198, a genuine coup. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R6.21 · Pick 202 · Brett Norfleet · TE · rank 272
They talked themselves into Brett Norfleet at the 202nd overall pick, and the board did not agree. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R6.31 · Pick 212 · Eli Heidenreich · WR · rank 242
They reached a country mile for Eli Heidenreich at pick No. 212, and the board is aghast. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R7.31 · Pick 247 · Adam Randall · RB · rank 275
A big swing on Adam Randall at the 247th pick, well ahead of any board in the building. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
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