PATRIOTS MOCK DRAFT GRADE B-

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New England Patriots

A solid, sensible weekend for the Patriots: B-.

by JCarr724 · 2026 NFL Draft · 11 picks · 5 steals · 3 reaches
Value B-
Need B
Trades B-
Future B-

You can hear the double-takes from here. The Patriots took Caden Curry at the Round 3 slot, roughly 35 spots before his name belonged.

On value alone, Hill Jr. makes the weekend a net positive. For all the activity, quarterback went untouched, which is hard to explain.

They left with edge rusher solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off. The offense got the lion's share of the attention.

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

Pick-by-Pick

R2.3 · Pick 35 · Blake Miller · OT · rank 45
Blake Miller at the Round 2 slot jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
R2.31 · Pick 63 · Anthony Hill Jr. · LB · rank 38
Anthony Hill Jr. in slot 63 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
R3.31 · Pick 95 · Caden Curry · DE-EDGE · rank 130
Caden Curry at the 95th overall pick is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R4.1 · Pick 101 · Sam Roush · TE · rank 93
Sam Roush at pick No. 101 is money in the bank, a tight end taken below his worth. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
R4.25 · Pick 125 · De'Zhaun Stribling · WR · rank 111
De'Zhaun Stribling slipping to the 125th pick is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R4.31 · Pick 131 · Kaleb Proctor · DL · rank 134
By-the-book stuff, Kaleb Proctor at pick 131 squarely in line with his ranking. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R5.31 · Pick 171 · Demond Claiborne · RB · rank 161
A tidy bit of business in slot 171, where Demond Claiborne graded well above the range. The roster fit checks out.
R6.10 · Pick 191 · Kobe Baynes · OG · rank 193
A straight-up fair deal on Kobe Baynes at Round 6, Pick 10, value and slot in agreement. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
R6.31 · Pick 212 · Eric McAlister · WR · rank 195
Nice patience on Eric McAlister, who had no business lasting to the Round 6 slot. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R7.23 · Pick 239 · Robert Spears-Jennings · S · rank 257
They talked themselves into Robert Spears-Jennings at No. 239, and the board did not agree. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R7.31 · Pick 247 · Trey Zuhn III · OT · rank 246
Trey Zuhn III in pick 247 is fair value, right on his grade. It fills a real need, too.
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