Arcadiuz'S MOCK DRAFT
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Arcadiuz'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 15, 2026

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  • Arcadiuz DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
KC Concepcion Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (NE)
KC Concepcion
WR Texas A&M
Gennings Dunker Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (NE)
Gennings Dunker
OG Iowa
Michael Taaffe Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (NE)
Michael Taaffe
S Texas
Max Klare Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (NE)
Max Klare
TE Ohio State
Mikail Kamara Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (NE)
Mikail Kamara
DE-EDGE Indiana
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
Patrick Payton Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (NE)
Patrick Payton
DE-EDGE LSU
Jeff Caldwell Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (NE)
Jeff Caldwell
WR Cincinnati
Jimmy Rolder Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (NE)
Jimmy Rolder
LB Michigan
Andre Fuller Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (NE)
Andre Fuller
CB Toledo
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
A sensible, unshowy class lands the Patriots a B.

Call it a hunch or call it a gamble, but the Patriots spent pick 198 on Patrick Payton, a name most had 59 spots down the list.

Klare falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. For all the activity, quarterback went untouched, which is hard to explain.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick31 Rnd1 KC Concepcion
In slot 31 they get a difference-maker at receiver. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick63 Rnd2 Gennings Dunker
Gennings Dunker in pick 63 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick95 Rnd3 Michael Taaffe
A top-tier safety at a bargain, Michael Taaffe in pick No. 95, plain and simple. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick125 Rnd4 Max Klare
Max Klare in the 125th overall pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick131 Rnd4 Mikail Kamara
Mikail Kamara in Round 4, Pick 31 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick171 Rnd5 Kage Casey
The board had Kage Casey higher than No. 171, and the offensive lineman fell to them anyway. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick191 Rnd6 Zane Durant
Zane Durant at the 191st pick is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the interior defensive lineman. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick198 Rnd6 Patrick Payton
A real head-scratcher, Patrick Payton in No. 198 is miles ahead of his ranking. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick202 Rnd6 Jeff Caldwell
They read the board right and Jeff Caldwell was the payoff at the 202nd overall pick. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick212 Rnd6 Jimmy Rolder
Value said wait; Jimmy Rolder in pick No. 212 says they were not listening. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick247 Rnd7 Andre Fuller
They did well to land Andre Fuller in pick 247, just ahead of his grade. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.