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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: 31 RND: 1 (NE)
Kayden McDonald
DT Ohio State
Joshua Josephs Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (NE)
Joshua Josephs
DE-EDGE Tennessee
Max Iheanachor Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (NE)
Max Iheanachor
OT Arizona State
Zion Young Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (NE)
Zion Young
DE-EDGE Missouri
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (NE)
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
S Toledo
Charles Demmings Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (NE)
Charles Demmings
CB Stephen F. Austin
Tanner Koziol Head Shot
PICK: 191 RND: 6 (NE)
Tanner Koziol
TE Houston
Beau Stephens Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (NE)
Beau Stephens
OG Iowa
Sawyer Robertson Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (NE)
Sawyer Robertson
QB Baylor
Tyren Montgomery Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (NE)
Tyren Montgomery
WR Nicholls
Seth McGowan Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (NE)
Seth McGowan
RB Kentucky
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueA- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Patriots and Young: B.

The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: Zion Young, pick 125, roughly 81 picks past where he belonged.

Job largely done: edge rusher settled and 8 of 8 of the wish list covered. Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick31 Rnd1 Kayden McDonald
In the Round 1 slot they get a disruptive interior force, outstanding value to boot. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick63 Rnd2 Joshua Josephs
Joshua Josephs at the 63rd overall pick is money in the bank, a edge rusher taken below his worth. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick95 Rnd3 Max Iheanachor
They will replay Max Iheanachor at pick 95 for years; that is how good the value is. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick125 Rnd4 Zion Young
A edge rusher of that caliber at No. 125 is the definition of value, full stop. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick131 Rnd4 Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren at slot 131 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick171 Rnd5 Charles Demmings
Somehow Charles Demmings was still sitting there in the 171st pick, and they pounced on premier cornerback value. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick191 Rnd6 Tanner Koziol
The board fumbled Tanner Koziol all the way to pick No. 191, and they scooped it up. The roster fit checks out.
Pick198 Rnd6 Beau Stephens
Beau Stephens at Round 6, Pick 17 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick202 Rnd6 Sawyer Robertson
Sawyer Robertson at the 202nd pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick212 Rnd6 Tyren Montgomery
Nothing to complain about; Tyren Montgomery went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick247 Rnd7 Seth McGowan
Seth McGowan in No. 247 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A need, and now a little less of one.