KennyBM689'S MOCK DRAFT

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Draft Selections
Kelvin Banks Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (NE)
Kelvin Banks Jr.
OT Texas
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (NE)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Jared Ivey Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
Jared Ivey
DE-EDGE Ole Miss
Isaiah Bond Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (NE)
Isaiah Bond
WR Texas
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (NE)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Andrew Mukuba Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (NE)
Andrew Mukuba
S Texas
Zeek Biggers Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (NE)
Zeek Biggers
DT Georgia Tech
Logan Parr Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (NE)
Logan Parr
OG SMU
Raheim Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (NE)
Raheim Sanders
RB South Carolina
Draft Picks Received
Kelvin Banks Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (CAR)
Kelvin Banks Jr.
OT Texas
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (CAR)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Isaiah Bond Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (CAR)
Isaiah Bond
WR Texas
Draft Picks Traded
James Pearce Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (CAR)
James Pearce Jr.
DE-EDGE Tennessee
Xavier Restrepo Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (CAR)
Xavier Restrepo
WR Miami
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesC+ FutureC
The Patriots cashed the board's mistake on Sanders: B-.

You build a draft on nights like this. Raheim Sanders had no business being available in pick No. 238, and the Patriots did the only sane thing and turned in the card. It does the job without flash, and the B- reflects it.

If Parr pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about. The quarterback spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Kelvin Banks Jr.
In No. 8 they get a cornerstone up front. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick38 Rnd2 Tyler Booker
They took Tyler Booker at par in the 38th overall pick, which is nothing to complain about. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick57 Rnd2 Jayden Higgins
A conviction pick on Jayden Higgins at slot 57 that the board grades a round light. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick69 Rnd3 Jared Ivey
Jared Ivey in the 69th pick is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick74 Rnd3 Isaiah Bond
They paid sticker price for Isaiah Bond in pick 74, and that is fine. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick106 Rnd4 Cam Skattebo
Fair-plus on Cam Skattebo, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick144 Rnd5 Andrew Mukuba
Taking Andrew Mukuba in the Round 5 slot is close to grand larceny; a safety that good had no business lasting this long. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick217 Rnd7 Zeek Biggers
They reached into another round for Zeek Biggers, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick220 Rnd7 Logan Parr
Value said wait; Logan Parr in the 220th overall pick says they were not listening. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick238 Rnd7 Raheim Sanders
They robbed the room for Raheim Sanders here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A need, and now a little less of one.