TOMM'S MOCK DRAFT

4.22.25

  • TOMM DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Josh Conerly Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (NE)
Josh Conerly Jr.
OT Oregon
Luther Burden III Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Luther Burden III
WR Missouri
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 54 RND: 2 (NE)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Darien Porter Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (NE)
Darien Porter
CB Iowa State
RJ Harvey Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (NE)
RJ Harvey
RB UCF
Fadil Diggs Head Shot
PICK: 191 RND: 6 (NE)
Fadil Diggs
DL-EDGE Syracuse
KeAndre Lambert-Smith Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (NE)
KeAndre Lambert-Smith
WR Auburn
Caleb Ransaw Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (NE)
Caleb Ransaw
S Tulane
Craig Woodson Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (NE)
Craig Woodson
S California
Draft Picks Received
Josh Conerly Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (GB)
Josh Conerly Jr.
OT Oregon
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 54 RND: 2 (GB)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Darien Porter Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (GB)
Darien Porter
CB Iowa State
Fadil Diggs Head Shot
PICK: 191 RND: 6 (DEN)
Fadil Diggs
DL-EDGE Syracuse
Caleb Ransaw Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (GB)
Caleb Ransaw
S Tulane
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (CLE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (CLE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (GB)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (WSH)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (GB)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (CLE)
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Draft Picks Traded
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (ATL)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Elijah Arroyo Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (GB)
Elijah Arroyo
TE Miami
Zy Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (CLE)
Zy Alexander
CB LSU
O'Donnell Fortune Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (DAL)
O'Donnell Fortune
CB South Carolina
Players Gained
Head Shot
Colby Wooden
DT
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesF FutureA
The Patriots lost the trade table, and the B- tells the story.

The Patriots torched the value chart for Fadil Diggs, taking him 52 spots sooner than anyone had him slotted. It nets out to a B-, which feels about right.

The dealing is the wound this class cannot quite close. The Ransaw value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere. Leaving interior defensive lineman unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 Josh Conerly Jr.
In slot 23 they get an anchor for the offensive line, though they paid up to get him.
Pick38 Rnd2 Luther Burden III
Luther Burden III is a better player than the 38th overall pick suggests; smart patience, rewarded. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick54 Rnd2 Omarion Hampton
Taking Omarion Hampton in pick No. 54 is close to grand larceny; a running back that good had no business lasting this long. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick69 Rnd3 Jayden Higgins
Jayden Higgins at the 69th pick is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick87 Rnd3 Darien Porter
Darien Porter at No. 87 is money in the bank, a cornerback taken below his worth. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick144 Rnd5 RJ Harvey
RJ Harvey slipping to the Round 5 slot is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick191 Rnd6 Fadil Diggs
A real head-scratcher, Fadil Diggs in the Round 6 slot is miles ahead of his ranking. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick220 Rnd7 KeAndre Lambert-Smith
A wide receiver of that caliber at No. 220 is the definition of value, full stop. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick237 Rnd7 Caleb Ransaw
They robbed the room for Caleb Ransaw here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick238 Rnd7 Craig Woodson
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Craig Woodson at pick No. 238. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.