New England Patriots NFL Mock Draft Roundup 4.0

The Patriots get a potential right tackle successor for 35-year-old Morgan Moses. A first-team All-ACC selection, Miller made 54 career starts for the Tigers at RT.

The Patriots linger as a team in the A.J. Brown sweepstakes, though as I mentioned above, no deal involving Brown is likely to be made until after June 1. New England's only 1,000-yard receiver from 2025 (Stefon Diggs) was cut, and the signing of Romeo Doubs doesn't complete its WR room.

The 6-4 Boston would give the team better size than it has in its current corps. He is a smooth-moving, versatile wideout who could make splash plays with quarterback Drake Maye. Boston hauled in 20 touchdowns over the past two seasons, and he dropped only four of his 209 career targets.

Barham spent two seasons at Maryland as an off-ball linebacker before finishing at Michigan in a role that was more edge rusher heavy. He's an extremely explosive player whose heavy hands knock offensive tackles back, but he could still develop more of a rush plan and pick up some of the nuances of the edge position. New England needs real juice off the edge after just 35 sacks in 2025 (tied for 22nd in the league).

Edge help is needed, and Parker has some juice. Parker didn't play as well last year as he did in 2024, but the talent is there.

With hopes still alive for an AJ Brown trade this summer, the Pats' priority with their first pick is likely edge rusher over wide receiver. They signed Dre'Mont Jones in free agency, which gives them a big edge rusher with the versatility to slide inside if needed. In a lot of ways, Thomas is the opposite. He's slighter (241 pounds), and some teams might view him as too small, but he is a true speed rusher who would immediately boost the Patriots' pass rush. — Chad Graff

As they showed throughout the playoffs, the Patriots' offense still has a ways to go in terms of talent acquisition to stand tall against the best defenses in the league. To be fair, the Patriots had a top-five draft pick in the same season they made the Super Bowl, which highlights the overall lack of high-end talent, particularly on the offensive line. They can start to fix that with the selection of Miller, another gigantic, athletic tackle in this draft class.

The obvious issue for the AFC champs during the playoffs was protecting QB Drake Maye, who was sacked 21 times in four postseason games, including six times by Seattle in Super Bowl 60. RT Morgan Moses is under contract for two more years but just turned 35. Iheanachor isn't a finished product but is a wondrous athlete — one who might not even need a full season to displace Moses opposite LT Will Campbell.

McDonald gives New England a run-stopping force on the interior. He can do the dirty work and let Milton Williams get up the field.

The Patriots signed receiver Romeo Doubs to a four-year deal worth up to $80 million to replace Stefon Diggs, who was released this month. I like the signing a lot, but I'm not sure it fully checks the wide receiver box for New England. Concepcion averaged 15.1 yards per catch last season, and he'd stretch the field for quarterback Drake Maye. But don't sleep on his ability to also turn quick routes into big gains. Concepcion had 449 yards after the catch last season. He'd also make an instant impact in the return game (two punt returns in 2025).

Howell's gotten a knock for short arms. Just with Bain, though, go watch Howell's tape. He was incredibly productive at Texas A&M this past season, and I think Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel will love having a guy like him on his roster.