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pj_doucette'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 23, 2026

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  • pj_doucette DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (NE)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Gennings Dunker Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (NE)
Gennings Dunker
OG Iowa
Deion Burks Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (NE)
Deion Burks
WR Oklahoma
Treydan Stukes Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (NE)
Treydan Stukes
CB Arizona
Ja'Kobi Lane Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (NE)
Ja'Kobi Lane
WR USC
Eli Raridon Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (NE)
Eli Raridon
TE Notre Dame
Charles Demmings Head Shot
PICK: 191 RND: 6 (NE)
Charles Demmings
CB Stephen F. Austin
Tanner Koziol Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (NE)
Tanner Koziol
TE Houston
Jeff Caldwell Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (NE)
Jeff Caldwell
WR Cincinnati
Demond Claiborne Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (NE)
Demond Claiborne
RB Wake Forest
Landon Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (NE)
Landon Robinson
DT Navy
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueA- NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
The Patriots cashed the board's mistake on Stukes: B.

The board owed the Patriots one, and it paid up: Treydan Stukes, the No. 72 name on the board, sitting there at the 125th overall pick like a gift left on the doorstep. No fireworks, but a solid B.

They punted on edge rusher, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. Wide receiver is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it. They trusted the board more than the depth chart.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick31 Rnd1 Sonny Styles
In the 31st overall pick they get a sideline-to-sideline linebacker at a price that makes it sweeter. More want than need.
Pick63 Rnd2 Gennings Dunker
Value with a capital V on Gennings Dunker in pick No. 63, a genuine coup. The roster fit checks out.
Pick95 Rnd3 Deion Burks
Good price on Deion Burks in Round 3, Pick 31, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick125 Rnd4 Treydan Stukes
The board fumbled Treydan Stukes all the way to the 125th pick, and they scooped it up. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick131 Rnd4 Ja'Kobi Lane
They robbed the room for Ja'Kobi Lane here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick171 Rnd5 Eli Raridon
A top-tier tight end at a bargain, Eli Raridon in the Round 5 slot, plain and simple. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick191 Rnd6 Charles Demmings
They barely believed it either: Charles Demmings still on the board at No. 191. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
Pick198 Rnd6 Tanner Koziol
Tanner Koziol in pick 198 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick202 Rnd6 Jeff Caldwell
The board had Jeff Caldwell higher than No. 202, and the wide receiver fell to them anyway. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick212 Rnd6 Demond Claiborne
They will replay Demond Claiborne at Round 6, Pick 31 for years; that is how good the value is. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick247 Rnd7 Landon Robinson
You do not let an interior defensive lineman like Landon Robinson reach slot 247 and blink. They did not. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.