SD'S MOCK DRAFT
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SD'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 21, 2026

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  • SD DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Zion Young Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (NE)
Zion Young
DE-EDGE Missouri
Anthony Hill Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (NE)
Anthony Hill Jr.
LB Texas
Caden Curry Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (NE)
Caden Curry
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Ja'Kobi Lane Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (NE)
Ja'Kobi Lane
WR USC
Oscar Delp Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (NE)
Oscar Delp
TE Georgia
Travis Burke Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (NE)
Travis Burke
OT Memphis
VJ Payne Head Shot
PICK: 191 RND: 6 (NE)
VJ Payne
S Kansas State
Jeremiah Wright Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (NE)
Jeremiah Wright
OG Auburn
Aaron Graves Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (NE)
Aaron Graves
DT Iowa
Adam Randall Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (NE)
Adam Randall
RB Clemson
Draft Picks Received
Caden Curry Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (JAX)
Caden Curry
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Ja'Kobi Lane Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (PIT)
Ja'Kobi Lane
WR USC
Draft Picks Traded
Logan Jones Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (JAX)
Logan Jones
C Iowa
Genesis Smith Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (PIT)
Genesis Smith
S Arizona
Dalton Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (JAX)
Dalton Johnson
S Arizona
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (LV)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Good, not great, for the Patriots: B-.

Some picks age like wine; Caden Curry at Round 3, Pick 24 will need to, sitting 44 spots clear of his grade. Call it a sensible B-, earned the boring way.

Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Hill Jr.. They will regret leaving quarterback for another day if the season turns on it. Job largely done: edge rusher settled and 7 of 8 of the wish list covered.

The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.

Pick Analysis
Pick31 Rnd1 Zion Young
In the Round 1 slot they get a disruptor off the edge, even if it was a touch early. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick63 Rnd2 Anthony Hill Jr.
They barely believed it either: Anthony Hill Jr. still on the board at No. 63. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick88 Rnd3 Caden Curry
Caden Curry at the 88th overall pick is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick121 Rnd4 Ja'Kobi Lane
Ja'Kobi Lane at Round 4, Pick 21 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick131 Rnd4 Oscar Delp
Oscar Delp in the 131st pick is fair value, right on his grade. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick171 Rnd5 Travis Burke
No edge and no loss on Travis Burke in slot 171; it is a wash and a sensible one. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick191 Rnd6 VJ Payne
VJ Payne in pick No. 191 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick202 Rnd6 Jeremiah Wright
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Jeremiah Wright. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick212 Rnd6 Aaron Graves
They paid sticker price for Aaron Graves in the 212th overall pick, and that is fine. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick247 Rnd7 Adam Randall
A big swing on Adam Randall at the Round 7 slot, well ahead of any board in the building. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.