PATRIOTS MOCK DRAFT GRADE D+

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New England Patriots

The Patriots lost the trade table, and the D+ tells the story.

by SD · 2026 NFL Draft · 12 picks · 2 steals · 7 reaches
Value C
Need B
Trades F
Future B-

The Patriots torched the value chart for Will Kacmarek, taking him 107 spots sooner than anyone had him slotted. Hard to defend, and the D+ reflects that.

The trade table is where this weekend went wrong. They will regret leaving quarterback for another day if the season turns on it.

That Abney II pick is the receipt they will wave around later.

Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even, and quarterback is still a hole.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.22 · Pick 22 · Max Iheanachor · OT · rank 47
In slot 22 they get a plug-and-play piece up front, a steep price for the projection. A clean fit for the roster.
R2.31 · Pick 63 · Keith Abney II · CB · rank 44
Keith Abney II in the Round 2 slot is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A minor itch, scratched.
R3.31 · Pick 95 · Bryce Lance · WR · rank 96
A straight-up fair deal on Bryce Lance at Round 3, Pick 31, value and slot in agreement. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R4.28 · Pick 128 · Trey Zuhn III · C · rank 127
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Trey Zuhn III. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
R4.31 · Pick 131 · Max Llewellyn · DE-EDGE · rank 156
Max Llewellyn at No. 131 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R5.31 · Pick 171 · Kaleb Elarms-Orr · LB · rank 183
Kaleb Elarms-Orr at the 171st pick jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
R6.10 · Pick 191 · Aaron Graves · DT · rank 210
They reached a country mile for Aaron Graves at the 191st overall pick, and the board is aghast. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R6.17 · Pick 198 · Anez Cooper · OG · rank 182
Nice patience on Anez Cooper, who had no business lasting to the 198th pick. The roster fit checks out.
R6.21 · Pick 202 · VJ Payne · S · rank 201
No edge and no loss on VJ Payne in pick No. 202; it is a wash and a sensible one. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R6.31 · Pick 212 · Will Kacmarek · TE · rank 319
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Will Kacmarek. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
R6.32 · Pick 213 · Jack Kelly · LB · rank 266
Jack Kelly in Round 6, Pick 32 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
R7.31 · Pick 247 · Adam Randall · RB · rank 283
Adam Randall at the Round 7 slot is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
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