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Dnice'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 11, 2026

Patriots 26

  • Dnice DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Colton Hood Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (NE)
Colton Hood
CB Tennessee
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (NE)
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
S Toledo
Max Klare Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (NE)
Max Klare
TE Ohio State
Emmett Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (NE)
Emmett Johnson
RB Nebraska
Trey Zuhn III Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (NE)
Trey Zuhn III
C Texas A&M
Charles Demmings Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (NE)
Charles Demmings
CB Stephen F. Austin
Kaleb Elarms-Orr Head Shot
PICK: 191 RND: 6 (NE)
Kaleb Elarms-Orr
LB TCU
Keagen Trost Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (NE)
Keagen Trost
OT Missouri
Taylen Green Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (NE)
Taylen Green
QB Arkansas
Aaron Anderson Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (NE)
Aaron Anderson
WR LSU
Tyren Montgomery Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (NE)
Tyren Montgomery
WR Nicholls
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
The Patriots cashed the board's mistake on Anderson: B.

The rest of the league will want that one back. Aaron Anderson tumbling to the Patriots in slot 212 is a gift they did not have to think twice about.

Leaving edge rusher unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. They left with wide receiver solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

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

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but edge rusher.

Pick Analysis
Pick31 Rnd1 Colton Hood
In the Round 1 slot they get a press-man option on the boundary. More want than need.
Pick63 Rnd2 Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren at pick No. 63 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick95 Rnd3 Max Klare
They will replay Max Klare at No. 95 for years; that is how good the value is. It fills a real need, too.
Pick125 Rnd4 Emmett Johnson
Value with a capital V on Emmett Johnson in pick 125, a genuine coup. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick131 Rnd4 Trey Zuhn III
A reasonable price with a little left over, Trey Zuhn III in slot 131. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick171 Rnd5 Charles Demmings
Charles Demmings in the 171st pick is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.
Pick191 Rnd6 Kaleb Elarms-Orr
They read the board right and Kaleb Elarms-Orr was the payoff at Round 6, Pick 10. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick198 Rnd6 Keagen Trost
A slide stopped in the 198th overall pick, with Keagen Trost worth more than the price. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick202 Rnd6 Taylen Green
A tidy bit of business in Round 6, Pick 21, where Taylen Green graded well above the range. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick212 Rnd6 Aaron Anderson
They robbed the room for Aaron Anderson here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick247 Rnd7 Tyren Montgomery
You do not let a wide receiver like Tyren Montgomery reach pick No. 247 and blink. They did not. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.