C
New England Patriots
The Patriots bled value on every deal, hence the C.
by SD ·
2026 NFL Draft
· 11 picks
· 3 steals
· 5 reaches
The Patriots torched the value chart for Trey Moore, taking him 55 spots sooner than anyone had him slotted. The final tally is a middling C.
The Hill Jr. pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged. The trade table is where this weekend went wrong.
That quarterback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.
Call it incomplete, and check back in a couple of seasons.
Pick-by-Pick
In slot 24 they get a weapon on the perimeter. The biggest hole, addressed.
Circle this one: Anthony Hill Jr. at the 63rd pick is a fall that decides a draft. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
A slide stopped in pick No. 95, with Davison Igbinosun worth more than the price. It adds depth where they could use a little.
They will replay Ja'Kobi Lane at No. 125 for years; that is how good the value is. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
A real head-scratcher, Trey Moore in pick 131 is miles ahead of his ranking. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
By-the-book stuff, Travis Burke at the 171st overall pick squarely in line with his ranking. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
A conviction pick on Dallen Bentley at No. 191 that the board grades a round light. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
They jumped the gun on Dalton Johnson, taking him earlier than his grade liked. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
No drama and no debate, Aaron Graves went about where he belonged in pick 202. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Jeremiah Wright in the 212th pick is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
They reached a country mile for Adam Randall at the Round 7 slot, and the board is aghast. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.