PATRIOTS MOCK DRAFT GRADE B

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The Patriots turned the phones into found money: B.

by SD · 2026 NFL Draft · 11 picks · 4 steals · 3 reaches
Value C+
Need B+
Trades A+
Future C-

The real work happened on the phones. The Patriots fleeced their trade partners, turning their picks into a noticeably bigger pile than they started with.

The Randall reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Lane. For all the activity, quarterback went untouched, which is hard to explain.

The A.J. Brown pickup adds a known quantity to a class of unknowns.

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.31 · Pick 31 · Zion Young · DE-EDGE · rank 42
In the 31st overall pick they get a bendy edge with upside, though they paid up to get him. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
R2.31 · Pick 63 · Dani Dennis-Sutton · DE-EDGE · rank 83
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Dani Dennis-Sutton well ahead of where he belonged. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R3.5 · Pick 69 · Christen Miller · DL · rank 56
A tidy bit of business in the 69th pick, where Christen Miller graded well above the range. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R4.25 · Pick 125 · Ja'Kobi Lane · WR · rank 98
They barely believed it either: Ja'Kobi Lane still on the board at No. 125. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R4.31 · Pick 131 · Davison Igbinosun · CB · rank 113
A top-tier cornerback at a bargain, Davison Igbinosun in Round 4, Pick 31, plain and simple. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
R5.31 · Pick 171 · Kaleb Elarms-Orr · LB · rank 176
By-the-book stuff, Kaleb Elarms-Orr at pick 171 squarely in line with his ranking. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
R6.10 · Pick 191 · Dallen Bentley · TE · rank 194
Dallen Bentley in slot 191 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. The roster fit checks out.
R6.17 · Pick 198 · VJ Payne · S · rank 191
A tidy little value on VJ Payne in pick No. 198, a step better than break-even. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R6.21 · Pick 202 · Josh Cameron · WR · rank 184
Circle this one: Josh Cameron at the Round 6 slot is a fall that decides a draft. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R6.31 · Pick 212 · Jeremiah Wright · OG · rank 212
They took Jeremiah Wright at par in pick 212, which is nothing to complain about. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
R7.31 · Pick 247 · Adam Randall · RB · rank 276
Adam Randall at the 247th overall pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
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