After beating the Jets last Sunday, which brought them down to the third overall pick in the 2025 NFL Draft, the Patriots moved back into their warm spot at the top of the draft after losing to the Titans in Week 9. It's where they have predominately been the entire season so far, as one of the worst teams in the league, and find themselves back on top at the halfway point of the year. It's the only silver lining to having more losses than wins, especially when you're already looking ahead to next year's draft starting in October. But, to be fair, throughout the last two decades, the Patriots have mostly picked late in the first round because they were winning so much, making the higher first-round picks now a bit more exciting. It's even more thrilling now, knowing that they seem to have found the quarterback of the future in Drake Maye, and now they can focus on building the offense around him moving forward. That was the goal in this three-round mock draft after the Patriots' latest loss.
Texas
North Carolina
Mississippi
LSU
Oregon