peachfellow'S MOCK DRAFT
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peachfellow'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON FEB 11, 2026

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  • peachfellow DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
Germie Bernard Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (NE)
Germie Bernard
WR Alabama
Connor Lew Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (NE)
Connor Lew
C Auburn
Deion Burks Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (NE)
Deion Burks
WR Oklahoma
J.C. Davis Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (NE)
J.C. Davis
OT Illinois
Trey Moore Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (NE)
Trey Moore
LB-EDGE Texas
Patrick Payton Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (NE)
Patrick Payton
DL-EDGE LSU
Eric O'Neill Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (NE)
Eric O'Neill
DE-EDGE Rutgers
Nate Boerkircher Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (NE)
Nate Boerkircher
TE Texas A&M
Thaddeus Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (NE)
Thaddeus Dixon
CB North Carolina
Miller Moss Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (NE)
Miller Moss
QB Louisville
Trebor Pena Head Shot
PICK: 210 RND: 6 (NE)
Trebor Pena
WR Penn State
Nolan Rucci Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (NE)
Nolan Rucci
OT Penn State
Ethan O'Connor Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (NE)
Ethan O'Connor
CB Miami
Draft Picks Received
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (HOU)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
Deion Burks Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (DET)
Deion Burks
WR Oklahoma
Patrick Payton Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (DET)
Patrick Payton
DL-EDGE LSU
Nolan Rucci Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (DET)
Nolan Rucci
OT Penn State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (HOU)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Christen Miller Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (HOU)
Christen Miller
DL Georgia
Players Gained
Head Shot
Justin Watson
WR
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueC+ NeedB TradesA- FutureB
The Patriots checked most of the boxes and earned a B.

Some picks age like wine; Trey Moore at slot 131 will need to, sitting 60 spots clear of his grade. Call it a sensible B, earned the boring way.

The Lew steal is the beam this whole class leans on. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped interior defensive lineman, which is a strange place to end up.

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick38 Rnd2 Dillon Thieneman
Dillon Thieneman at the 38th overall pick is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick63 Rnd2 Germie Bernard
A straight-up fair deal on Germie Bernard at Round 2, Pick 31, value and slot in agreement. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick95 Rnd3 Connor Lew
A top-tier offensive lineman at a bargain, Connor Lew in the Round 3 slot, plain and simple. The roster fit checks out.
Pick118 Rnd4 Deion Burks
Deion Burks slipping to pick No. 118 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick125 Rnd4 J.C. Davis
No edge and no loss on J.C. Davis in pick 125; it is a wash and a sensible one. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick131 Rnd4 Trey Moore
A big swing on Trey Moore at the 131st pick, well ahead of any board in the building. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick155 Rnd5 Patrick Payton
Patrick Payton at pick 155 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick169 Rnd5 Eric O'Neill
Value said wait; Eric O'Neill in Round 5, Pick 31 says they were not listening. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick189 Rnd6 Nate Boerkircher
Nate Boerkircher in pick No. 189 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. It fills a real need, too.
Pick200 Rnd6 Thaddeus Dixon
The board had Thaddeus Dixon higher than the 200th overall pick, and the cornerback fell to them anyway. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick207 Rnd6 Miller Moss
They read the board right and Miller Moss was the payoff at the 207th pick. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick210 Rnd6 Trebor Pena
Value with a capital V on Trebor Pena in the Round 6 slot, a genuine coup. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick212 Rnd6 Nolan Rucci
By-the-book stuff, Nolan Rucci at slot 212 squarely in line with his ranking. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick247 Rnd7 Ethan O'Connor
A reasonable price with a little left over, Ethan O'Connor in No. 247. Stacking talent where they were already deep.