The days spent scouring over various mock drafts to see who the Patriots might select with a top-five pick might be a thing of the past.
New England appears to be ahead of schedule with their rebuild, with Mike Vrabel’s team currently first in the AFC East with a 4-2 record.
A lot can change over the span of a full NFL season, but New England doesn’t appear to be a team in line for another top-10 selection during the 2026 NFL Draft in April.
With New England still staring at several deficiencies across their depth chart, Eliot Wolf, Ryan Cowden, and the rest of the Patriots’ top brass need to still hit on several of their high-value draft picks in the next few years if they want to properly supplement what looks like a winning core of young talent.