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pj_doucette'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 4, 2026

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  • pj_doucette DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Akheem Mesidor Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (NE)
Akheem Mesidor
DL-EDGE Miami
Emmanuel Pregnon Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (NE)
Emmanuel Pregnon
OG Oregon
Eli Stowers Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (NE)
Eli Stowers
TE Vanderbilt
A.J. Haulcy Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (NE)
A.J. Haulcy
S LSU
Jake Golday Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (NE)
Jake Golday
OLB Cincinnati
Aamil Wagner Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (NE)
Aamil Wagner
OT Notre Dame
Keagen Trost Head Shot
PICK: 191 RND: 6 (NE)
Keagen Trost
OT Missouri
Taylen Green Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (NE)
Taylen Green
QB Arkansas
Cole Payton Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (NE)
Cole Payton
QB North Dakota State
Domani Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (NE)
Domani Jackson
CB Alabama
Tyren Montgomery Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (NE)
Tyren Montgomery
WR Nicholls
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Haulcy should have been long gone. The Patriots pounced, and earned a B.

The board owed the Patriots one, and it paid up: A.J. Haulcy, the No. 50 name on the board, sitting there at pick 125 like a gift left on the doorstep. More right than wrong, and a B to match.

The interior defensive lineman hole is the one line item this class does not answer. Edge rusher is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it. 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 Akheem Mesidor
In slot 31 they get a bendy edge with upside. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick63 Rnd2 Emmanuel Pregnon
Taking Emmanuel Pregnon in the 63rd overall pick is close to grand larceny; an offensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick95 Rnd3 Eli Stowers
Circle this one: Eli Stowers at No. 95 is a fall that decides a draft. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick125 Rnd4 A.J. Haulcy
They barely believed it either: A.J. Haulcy still on the board at pick No. 125. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick131 Rnd4 Jake Golday
Jake Golday at the Round 4 slot is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick171 Rnd5 Aamil Wagner
They paid sticker price for Aamil Wagner in pick 171, and that is fine. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick191 Rnd6 Keagen Trost
A quiet steal in the 191st pick: Keagen Trost for less than the market said. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick198 Rnd6 Taylen Green
Taylen Green at Round 6, Pick 17 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick202 Rnd6 Cole Payton
Cole Payton in the 202nd pick lands just on the right side of the ledger. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick212 Rnd6 Domani Jackson
Domani Jackson in slot 212 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick247 Rnd7 Tyren Montgomery
Tyren Montgomery at the Round 7 slot is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.