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pj_doucette'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 23, 2026

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  • pj_doucette DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Kayden McDonald Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (NE)
Kayden McDonald
DT Ohio State
Kenyon Sadiq Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (NE)
Kenyon Sadiq
TE Oregon
CJ Allen Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (NE)
CJ Allen
LB Georgia
Germie Bernard Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (NE)
Germie Bernard
WR Alabama
Sam Hecht Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (NE)
Sam Hecht
C Kansas State
Justin Joly Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (NE)
Justin Joly
TE NC State
Will Lee III Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (NE)
Will Lee III
CB Texas A&M
Aamil Wagner Head Shot
PICK: 191 RND: 6 (NE)
Aamil Wagner
OT Notre Dame
Eric Rivers Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (NE)
Eric Rivers
WR Georgia Tech
Dallen Bentley Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (NE)
Dallen Bentley
TE Utah
Eric O'Neill Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (NE)
Eric O'Neill
DE-EDGE Rutgers
Eli Heidenreich Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (NE)
Eli Heidenreich
WR Navy
Draft Picks Received
Kayden McDonald Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (KC)
Kayden McDonald
DT Ohio State
CJ Allen Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (KC)
CJ Allen
LB Georgia
Draft Picks Traded
Jeremiyah Love Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (KC)
Jeremiyah Love
RB Notre Dame
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueA- NeedB TradesB FutureB-
The Patriots won the night they stopped Lee III from sliding. Grade: B.

Somebody in pick No. 171 was going to get robbed, and it turned out to be the rest of the league. The Patriots sat still while Will Lee III, the No. 118 name on the board, slid all the way to them, then sprinted to the podium. It nets out to a B, which feels about right.

The cost of the O'Neill reach is exactly the players who went right after him. They punted on safety, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick40 Rnd2 Kayden McDonald
They robbed the room for Kayden McDonald here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick63 Rnd2 Kenyon Sadiq
Somehow Kenyon Sadiq was still sitting there in No. 63, and they pounced on premier tight end value. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick74 Rnd3 CJ Allen
CJ Allen at Round 3, Pick 10 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick95 Rnd3 Germie Bernard
A top-tier wide receiver at a bargain, Germie Bernard in pick No. 95, plain and simple. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick125 Rnd4 Sam Hecht
Sam Hecht at the 125th pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick131 Rnd4 Justin Joly
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Justin Joly at the 131st overall pick is the proof. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick171 Rnd5 Will Lee III
They barely believed it either: Will Lee III still on the board at pick 171. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick191 Rnd6 Aamil Wagner
Aamil Wagner at the Round 6 slot is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. The roster fit checks out.
Pick198 Rnd6 Eric Rivers
The board fumbled Eric Rivers all the way to slot 198, and they scooped it up. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick202 Rnd6 Dallen Bentley
A tidy bit of business in the 202nd overall pick, where Dallen Bentley graded well above the range. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick212 Rnd6 Eric O'Neill
Value said wait; Eric O'Neill in Round 6, Pick 31 says they were not listening. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick247 Rnd7 Eli Heidenreich
Eli Heidenreich is a better player than pick 247 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.