Jaybeast17'S MOCK DRAFT
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Jaybeast17'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 11, 2026

2026 draft 33

  • Jaybeast17 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Keldric Faulk Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (NE)
Keldric Faulk
DE-EDGE Auburn
Zachariah Branch Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (NE)
Zachariah Branch
WR Georgia
Peyton Bowen Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (NE)
Peyton Bowen
S Oklahoma
Carter Smith Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (NE)
Carter Smith
OT Indiana
Jake Golday Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (NE)
Jake Golday
OLB Cincinnati
Anthony Lucas Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (NE)
Anthony Lucas
DE-EDGE USC
Zakee Wheatley Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (NE)
Zakee Wheatley
S Penn State
Nicholas Singleton Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (NE)
Nicholas Singleton
RB Penn State
Princewill Umanmielen Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (NE)
Princewill Umanmielen
LB-EDGE Ole Miss
Barion Brown Head Shot
PICK: 191 RND: 6 (NE)
Barion Brown
WR LSU
Evan Stewart Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (NE)
Evan Stewart
WR Oregon
Daylen Everette Head Shot
PICK: 208 RND: 6 (NE)
Daylen Everette
CB Georgia
Trey Moore Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (NE)
Trey Moore
LB-EDGE Texas
DJ McKinney Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (NE)
DJ McKinney
CB Colorado
Draft Picks Received
Zachariah Branch Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (IND)
Zachariah Branch
WR Georgia
Jake Golday Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (IND)
Jake Golday
OLB Cincinnati
Nicholas Singleton Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (DAL)
Nicholas Singleton
RB Penn State
Draft Picks Traded
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueC NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureB-
The Patriots fleeced the room on the phones and earned a B.

You can fall in love with a player. You are not supposed to marry him in the wrong round. The Patriots did exactly that with Peyton Bowen in pick No. 62. A dependable weekend that grades out a B.

On value alone, Everette makes the weekend a net positive. They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped interior defensive lineman, which is a strange place to end up.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the interior defensive lineman spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Keldric Faulk
Somehow Keldric Faulk was still sitting there in Round 1, Pick 30, and they pounced on premier edge rusher value. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick47 Rnd2 Zachariah Branch
Zachariah Branch at slot 47 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick62 Rnd2 Peyton Bowen
They left a pile of value on the table to take Peyton Bowen this early at the Round 2 slot. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick94 Rnd3 Carter Smith
Nothing to complain about; Carter Smith went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. It fills a real need, too.
Pick113 Rnd4 Jake Golday
Jake Golday in pick 113 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick125 Rnd4 Anthony Lucas
Anthony Lucas at No. 125 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick130 Rnd4 Zakee Wheatley
They barely believed it either: Zakee Wheatley still on the board at the Round 4 slot. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick150 Rnd5 Nicholas Singleton
You do not let a running back like Nicholas Singleton reach slot 150 and blink. They did not. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick168 Rnd5 Princewill Umanmielen
Princewill Umanmielen at the 168th pick is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick191 Rnd6 Barion Brown
This one needs a full-page explanation: Barion Brown in pick 191, miles early. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick202 Rnd6 Evan Stewart
They paid sticker price for Evan Stewart in No. 202, and that is fine. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick208 Rnd6 Daylen Everette
They will replay Daylen Everette at pick No. 208 for years; that is how good the value is. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick211 Rnd6 Trey Moore
By-the-book stuff, Trey Moore at the 211th overall pick squarely in line with his ranking. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick246 Rnd7 DJ McKinney
DJ McKinney at Round 7, Pick 30 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.