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pj_doucette'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 10, 2026

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  • pj_doucette DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Max Iheanachor Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (NE)
Max Iheanachor
OT Arizona State
Dani Dennis-Sutton Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
Dani Dennis-Sutton
DE-EDGE Penn State
A.J. Haulcy Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (NE)
A.J. Haulcy
S LSU
Sam Roush Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (NE)
Sam Roush
TE Stanford
Ja'Kobi Lane Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (NE)
Ja'Kobi Lane
WR USC
Nicholas Singleton Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (NE)
Nicholas Singleton
RB Penn State
Zxavian Harris Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (NE)
Zxavian Harris
DT Ole Miss
Taylen Green Head Shot
PICK: 191 RND: 6 (NE)
Taylen Green
QB Arkansas
Kaleb Elarms-Orr Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (NE)
Kaleb Elarms-Orr
LB TCU
Jeff Caldwell Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (NE)
Jeff Caldwell
WR Cincinnati
Aaron Graves Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (NE)
Aaron Graves
DT Iowa
TJ Hall Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (NE)
TJ Hall
CB Iowa
Draft Picks Received
Dani Dennis-Sutton Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (HOU)
Dani Dennis-Sutton
DE-EDGE Penn State
Sam Roush Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (HOU)
Sam Roush
TE Stanford
Draft Picks Traded
Christen Miller Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (HOU)
Christen Miller
DL Georgia
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Patriots let Haulcy fall into their laps, and walked away with a B-.

The Patriots spent the weekend waiting on one name, and it fell: A.J. Haulcy, the No. 50 name on the board, in the 95th overall pick. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B-.

They will need Iheanachor to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it. They went 8 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

Value over need was the throughline, for better and worse. The phones were busy but the ledger stayed level.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick Analysis
Pick31 Rnd1 Max Iheanachor
In No. 31 they get an anchor for the offensive line, reach and all. A real need, handled.
Pick69 Rnd3 Dani Dennis-Sutton
A reach on Dani Dennis-Sutton in the 69th pick; the board had better options right there. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick95 Rnd3 A.J. Haulcy
They barely believed it either: A.J. Haulcy still on the board at the 95th overall pick. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick106 Rnd4 Sam Roush
They read the board right and Sam Roush was the payoff at the Round 4 slot. The roster fit checks out.
Pick125 Rnd4 Ja'Kobi Lane
They will replay Ja'Kobi Lane at Round 4, Pick 25 for years; that is how good the value is. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick131 Rnd4 Nicholas Singleton
Somehow Nicholas Singleton was still sitting there in pick No. 131, and they pounced on premier running back value. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick171 Rnd5 Zxavian Harris
A tidy bit of business in slot 171, where Zxavian Harris graded well above the range. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick191 Rnd6 Taylen Green
No edge and no loss on Taylen Green in pick 191; it is a wash and a sensible one. It fills a real need, too.
Pick198 Rnd6 Kaleb Elarms-Orr
Kaleb Elarms-Orr in Round 6, Pick 17 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick202 Rnd6 Jeff Caldwell
Jeff Caldwell at the 202nd pick is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick212 Rnd6 Aaron Graves
Fair-plus on Aaron Graves, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick247 Rnd7 TJ Hall
A cornerback of that caliber at slot 247 is the definition of value, full stop. A minor need, but a need all the same.