PATRIOTS MOCK DRAFT GRADE B

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New England Patriots

A masterclass at the trade table lands the Patriots a B.

by hewdog23 · 2026 NFL Draft · 13 picks · 4 steals · 5 reaches
Value C+
Need B
Trades A+
Future B

It is the swing that defines the weekend: Eric Gentry in No. 256, a good 96 spots before the room expected him. It does the job without flash, and the B reflects it.

The dealing alone would carry a lesser class. The McAlister steal is the beam this whole class leans on.

The interior defensive lineman spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick-by-Pick

R2.30 · Pick 62 · Eli Stowers · TE · rank 53
A tidy bit of business in the Round 2 slot, where Eli Stowers graded well above the range. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
R3.14 · Pick 78 · Markel Bell · OT · rank 112
Markel Bell at pick 78 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
R3.31 · Pick 95 · Caden Curry · DE-EDGE · rank 130
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Caden Curry well ahead of where he belonged. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R4.11 · Pick 111 · Ted Hurst · WR · rank 89
They will replay Ted Hurst at the 111th pick for years; that is how good the value is. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R4.25 · Pick 125 · Bud Clark · S · rank 102
The board fumbled Bud Clark all the way to No. 125, and they scooped it up. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R4.26 · Pick 126 · Harold Perkins Jr. · LB · rank 132
They took Harold Perkins Jr. at par in pick No. 126, which is nothing to complain about. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
R5.31 · Pick 171 · Ar'maj Reed-Adams · OG · rank 169
A straight-up fair deal on Ar'maj Reed-Adams at Round 5, Pick 31, value and slot in agreement. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R6.10 · Pick 191 · Sawyer Robertson · QB · rank 207
They paid up for Sawyer Robertson at pick 191 when waiting would have done the job. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
R6.31 · Pick 212 · Jadon Canady · CB · rank 212
A market-rate cornerback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Jadon Canady. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
R7.4 · Pick 220 · Eric McAlister · WR · rank 195
Eric McAlister in the 220th overall pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R7.31 · Pick 247 · Desmond Reid · RB · rank 248
No edge and no loss on Desmond Reid in pick No. 247; it is a wash and a sensible one. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
R7.38 · Pick 254 · Wesley Bissainthe · LB · rank 285
They reached a country mile for Wesley Bissainthe at slot 254, and the board is aghast. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.
R7.40 · Pick 256 · Eric Gentry · LB · rank 352
They reached into another round for Eric Gentry, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
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