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d'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 22, 2026

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  • d DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (NE)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
A.J. Haulcy Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (NE)
A.J. Haulcy
S LSU
Eli Stowers Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (NE)
Eli Stowers
TE Vanderbilt
Elijah Sarratt Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (NE)
Elijah Sarratt
WR Indiana
Trey Zuhn III Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (NE)
Trey Zuhn III
C Texas A&M
Kage Casey Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (NE)
Kage Casey
OT Boise State
Zane Durant Head Shot
PICK: 191 RND: 6 (NE)
Zane Durant
DT Penn State
Kobe Baynes Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (NE)
Kobe Baynes
OG Kansas
Domani Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (NE)
Domani Jackson
CB Alabama
Taylen Green Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (NE)
Taylen Green
QB Arkansas
Latrell McCutchin Sr. Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (NE)
Latrell McCutchin Sr.
CB Houston
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueA- NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
Sarratt should have been long gone. The Patriots pounced, and earned a B.

The board owed the Patriots one, and it paid up: Elijah Sarratt, the No. 76 name on the board, sitting there at the Round 4 slot like a gift left on the doorstep. They moved the roster forward and banked a B for it.

That edge rusher hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. They went 6 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

Value over need was the throughline, for better and worse.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick31 Rnd1 Sonny Styles
In No. 31 they get a coverage-and-run second-level piece, outstanding value to boot. Need was not the driver here.
Pick63 Rnd2 A.J. Haulcy
A.J. Haulcy at Round 2, Pick 31 is money in the bank, a safety taken below his worth. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick95 Rnd3 Eli Stowers
Eli Stowers in pick 95 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. The roster fit checks out.
Pick125 Rnd4 Elijah Sarratt
Elijah Sarratt at the 125th pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick131 Rnd4 Trey Zuhn III
A reasonable price with a little left over, Trey Zuhn III in the 131st overall pick. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick171 Rnd5 Kage Casey
Kage Casey at slot 171 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick191 Rnd6 Zane Durant
A tidy little value on Zane Durant in the Round 6 slot, a step better than break-even. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick198 Rnd6 Kobe Baynes
Kobe Baynes at pick No. 198 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick202 Rnd6 Domani Jackson
A top-tier cornerback at a bargain, Domani Jackson in the Round 6 slot, plain and simple. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick212 Rnd6 Taylen Green
Circle this one: Taylen Green at pick No. 212 is a fall that decides a draft. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick247 Rnd7 Latrell McCutchin Sr.
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Latrell McCutchin Sr. in No. 247. Stacking talent where they were already deep.