LARAMS'S MOCK DRAFT
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LARAMS'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 14, 2026

Patriots super bowl run with a win this time!

  • LARAMS DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (NE)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
Keyron Crawford Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (NE)
Keyron Crawford
DE-EDGE Auburn
Malachi Fields Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (NE)
Malachi Fields
WR Notre Dame
Isaiah World Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (NE)
Isaiah World
OT Oregon
Ted Hurst Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (NE)
Ted Hurst
WR Georgia State
Max Llewellyn Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (NE)
Max Llewellyn
DE-EDGE Iowa
Marlin Klein Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (NE)
Marlin Klein
TE Michigan
Bryce Boettcher Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (NE)
Bryce Boettcher
LB Oregon
Patrick Payton Head Shot
PICK: 191 RND: 6 (NE)
Patrick Payton
DE-EDGE LSU
Cameron Ball Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (NE)
Cameron Ball
DT Arkansas
Sawyer Robertson Head Shot
PICK: 208 RND: 6 (NE)
Sawyer Robertson
QB Baylor
Eric O'Neill Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (NE)
Eric O'Neill
DE-EDGE Rutgers
Jaydn Ott Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (NE)
Jaydn Ott
RB Oklahoma
Dominic Zvada Head Shot
PICK: 252 RND: 7 (NE)
Dominic Zvada
PK Michigan
Draft Picks Received
Max Llewellyn Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (LV)
Max Llewellyn
DE-EDGE Iowa
Bryce Boettcher Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (LV)
Bryce Boettcher
LB Oregon
Sawyer Robertson Head Shot
PICK: 208 RND: 6 (LV)
Sawyer Robertson
QB Baylor
Dominic Zvada Head Shot
PICK: 252 RND: 7 (LAR)
Dominic Zvada
PK Michigan
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (LV)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (LAR)
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Draft Picks Traded
Taylen Green Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (LAR)
Taylen Green
QB Arkansas
Players Gained
Head Shot
Phillip Dorsett
WR
Players traded away
Head Shot
DeMario Douglas
WR
Head Shot
Mack Hollins
WR
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall C
ValueC+ NeedB TradesF FutureB-
The Patriots lost the trade table, and the C tells the story.

The rest of the league had time to spare on Patrick Payton; the Patriots did not wait, grabbing him 66 spots ahead at No. 191. Fine in stretches, shaky in others: a C.

They banked enough surplus on Hurst to cover a lot of smaller sins. They handed away value on the phones that the picks cannot earn back.

They went 8 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for. Nearly every premium pick went to that side of the ball.

It grades out a shrug today, with plenty of room to move either way.

Pick Analysis
Pick31 Rnd1 Dillon Thieneman
In pick No. 31 they get a two-high chess piece at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick63 Rnd2 Keyron Crawford
Keyron Crawford at pick 63 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick95 Rnd3 Malachi Fields
A wide receiver of that caliber at the 95th pick is the definition of value, full stop. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick125 Rnd4 Isaiah World
They reached into another round for Isaiah World, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick131 Rnd4 Ted Hurst
Ted Hurst in the 131st overall pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick134 Rnd4 Max Llewellyn
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Max Llewellyn. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick171 Rnd5 Marlin Klein
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Marlin Klein at the 171st pick is the proof. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick185 Rnd6 Bryce Boettcher
Bryce Boettcher slipping to pick 185 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick191 Rnd6 Patrick Payton
A real head-scratcher, Patrick Payton in the 191st overall pick is miles ahead of his ranking. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick202 Rnd6 Cameron Ball
Fair-plus on Cameron Ball, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick208 Rnd6 Sawyer Robertson
No edge and no loss on Sawyer Robertson in slot 208; it is a wash and a sensible one. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick212 Rnd6 Eric O'Neill
A big swing on Eric O'Neill at Round 6, Pick 31, well ahead of any board in the building. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick247 Rnd7 Jaydn Ott
They took Jaydn Ott at par in No. 247, which is nothing to complain about. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick252 Rnd7 Dominic Zvada
They talked themselves into Dominic Zvada at pick No. 252, and the board did not agree. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.