WannaBePatsGm'S MOCK DRAFT
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WannaBePatsGm'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 1, 2026

Good Hands, Good RAS, Fill holes

  • WannaBePatsGm DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Zion Young Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (NE)
Zion Young
DE-EDGE Missouri
Bryce Lance Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (NE)
Bryce Lance
WR North Dakota State
Treydan Stukes Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (NE)
Treydan Stukes
CB Arizona
Elijah Sarratt Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (NE)
Elijah Sarratt
WR Indiana
Kaleb Elarms-Orr Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (NE)
Kaleb Elarms-Orr
LB TCU
Tanner Koziol Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (NE)
Tanner Koziol
TE Houston
Patrick Payton Head Shot
PICK: 191 RND: 6 (NE)
Patrick Payton
DE-EDGE LSU
VJ Payne Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (NE)
VJ Payne
S Kansas State
Terion Stewart Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (NE)
Terion Stewart
RB Virginia Tech
Draft Picks Received
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (LV)
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Draft Picks Traded
Jalen Stroman Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (LV)
Jalen Stroman
S Notre Dame
Jaydn Ott Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (LV)
Jaydn Ott
RB Oklahoma
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueC NeedB+ TradesC+ FutureB-
The Patriots did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B-.

There is conviction, and then there is this. The Patriots took Patrick Payton a full 57 picks ahead of where the board had him, an overdraft steep enough that it colors the whole weekend. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B-.

Sarratt at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster. Leaving interior defensive lineman unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. The roster is better shaped than it was, with edge rusher chief among the fixes.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick Analysis
Pick31 Rnd1 Zion Young
In Round 1, Pick 31 they get a problem off the edge, though they paid up to get him. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick63 Rnd2 Bryce Lance
Bryce Lance in pick No. 63 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick95 Rnd3 Treydan Stukes
Treydan Stukes in pick 95 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick125 Rnd4 Elijah Sarratt
Elijah Sarratt in the 125th overall pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick131 Rnd4 Kaleb Elarms-Orr
Kaleb Elarms-Orr at the 131st pick is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick171 Rnd5 Tanner Koziol
Tanner Koziol in the Round 5 slot lands just on the right side of the ledger. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick191 Rnd6 Patrick Payton
A wild overpay on Patrick Payton in the 191st overall pick, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick198 Rnd6 VJ Payne
They took VJ Payne at par in pick No. 198, which is nothing to complain about. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick212 Rnd6 Terion Stewart
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Terion Stewart well ahead of where he belonged. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.