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pj_doucette'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 22, 2026

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  • pj_doucette DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Carnell Tate Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (NE)
Carnell Tate
WR Ohio State
CJ Allen Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (NE)
CJ Allen
LB Georgia
Christen Miller Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (NE)
Christen Miller
DL Georgia
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (NE)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
Joe Royer Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (NE)
Joe Royer
TE Cincinnati
Ar'maj Reed-Adams Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (NE)
Ar'maj Reed-Adams
OG Texas A&M
Febechi Nwaiwu Head Shot
PICK: 191 RND: 6 (NE)
Febechi Nwaiwu
OG Oklahoma
Domani Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (NE)
Domani Jackson
CB Alabama
Marlin Klein Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (NE)
Marlin Klein
TE Michigan
Taylen Green Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (NE)
Taylen Green
QB Arkansas
Kaleb Elarms-Orr Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (NE)
Kaleb Elarms-Orr
LB TCU
Seth McGowan Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (NE)
Seth McGowan
RB Kentucky
Draft Picks Received
Ar'maj Reed-Adams Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (WSH)
Ar'maj Reed-Adams
OG Texas A&M
Taylen Green Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (WSH)
Taylen Green
QB Arkansas
Draft Picks Traded
Jimmy Rolder Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (WSH)
Jimmy Rolder
LB Michigan
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueA NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Thieneman should have been long gone. The Patriots pounced, and earned a B.

The Patriots did not reach, did not trade up, did not blink. They just waited, and Dillon Thieneman fell into the 125th pick. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B.

Leaving edge rusher unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. The roster is better shaped than it was, with wide receiver chief among the fixes.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the edge rusher spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick31 Rnd1 Carnell Tate
In pick 31 they get a go-to option on the outside, outstanding value to boot. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick63 Rnd2 CJ Allen
The board fumbled CJ Allen all the way to the 63rd overall pick, and they scooped it up. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick95 Rnd3 Christen Miller
Christen Miller at pick No. 95 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick125 Rnd4 Dillon Thieneman
Dillon Thieneman in slot 125 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick131 Rnd4 Joe Royer
Joe Royer slipping to Round 4, Pick 31 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. The roster fit checks out.
Pick187 Rnd6 Ar'maj Reed-Adams
Taking Ar'maj Reed-Adams in the 187th pick is close to grand larceny; an offensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick191 Rnd6 Febechi Nwaiwu
Febechi Nwaiwu in the Round 6 slot is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick198 Rnd6 Domani Jackson
They barely believed it either: Domani Jackson still on the board at No. 198. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick202 Rnd6 Marlin Klein
Marlin Klein in No. 202 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick209 Rnd6 Taylen Green
Steal is underselling it; Taylen Green at the 209th pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick212 Rnd6 Kaleb Elarms-Orr
You do not let a linebacker like Kaleb Elarms-Orr reach pick 212 and blink. They did not. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
Pick247 Rnd7 Seth McGowan
They robbed the room for Seth McGowan here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It patches a soft spot without any drama.