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blakrocbajan3'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 16, 2026

2026 NE DRAFT 2

  • blakrocbajan3 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Domonique Orange Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (NE)
Domonique Orange
DT Iowa State
Jake Golday Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (NE)
Jake Golday
OLB Cincinnati
Sam Roush Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (NE)
Sam Roush
TE Stanford
Ja'Kobi Lane Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (NE)
Ja'Kobi Lane
WR USC
Brian Parker II Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (NE)
Brian Parker II
C Duke
Ted Hurst Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (NE)
Ted Hurst
WR Georgia State
Jack Endries Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (NE)
Jack Endries
TE Texas
Demond Claiborne Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (NE)
Demond Claiborne
RB Wake Forest
Zxavian Harris Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (NE)
Zxavian Harris
DT Ole Miss
Keagen Trost Head Shot
PICK: 191 RND: 6 (NE)
Keagen Trost
OT Missouri
VJ Payne Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (NE)
VJ Payne
S Kansas State
Jimmy Rolder Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (NE)
Jimmy Rolder
LB Michigan
Draft Picks Received
Domonique Orange Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (BUF)
Domonique Orange
DT Iowa State
Sam Roush Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (CLE)
Sam Roush
TE Stanford
Ja'Kobi Lane Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (TB)
Ja'Kobi Lane
WR USC
Ted Hurst Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (BUF)
Ted Hurst
WR Georgia State
Demond Claiborne Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (CLE)
Demond Claiborne
RB Wake Forest
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (CLE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (BUF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (BUF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (TB)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (TB)
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Draft Picks Traded
Colton Hood Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (CLE)
Colton Hood
CB Tennessee
Keyron Crawford Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (PHI)
Keyron Crawford
DE-EDGE Auburn
Dallen Bentley Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (PHI)
Dallen Bentley
TE Utah
Isaiah Nwokobia Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (CLE)
Isaiah Nwokobia
S SMU
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (LV)
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Players Gained
Head Shot
A.J. Brown
WR
Players traded away
Head Shot
Kayshon Boutte
WR
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureB
Grand theft in No. 126: the Patriots steal Hurst and grade out a B+.

Somewhere a general manager is explaining how Ted Hurst got past him. The Patriots do not have to explain a thing at pick 126.

The trade ledger is the best part of the whole weekend. The cost of the Rolder reach is exactly the players who went right after him.

They punted on quarterback, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick Analysis
Pick91 Rnd3 Domonique Orange
They will replay Domonique Orange at slot 91 for years; that is how good the value is. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick95 Rnd3 Jake Golday
Steal is underselling it; Jake Golday at pick 95 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick107 Rnd4 Sam Roush
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Sam Roush at No. 107. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick116 Rnd4 Ja'Kobi Lane
A quiet steal in pick No. 116: Ja'Kobi Lane for less than the market said. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick125 Rnd4 Brian Parker II
They read the board right and Brian Parker II was the payoff at Round 4, Pick 25. The roster fit checks out.
Pick126 Rnd4 Ted Hurst
Ted Hurst in the Round 4 slot is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick131 Rnd4 Jack Endries
Jack Endries in the 131st overall pick is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick149 Rnd5 Demond Claiborne
They went early on Demond Claiborne in the 149th pick, and the value did not follow. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick171 Rnd5 Zxavian Harris
Zxavian Harris at the Round 5 slot is money in the bank, a interior defensive lineman taken below his worth. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick191 Rnd6 Keagen Trost
Keagen Trost slipping to the 191st overall pick is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick198 Rnd6 VJ Payne
They paid sticker price for VJ Payne in the 198th pick, and that is fine. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick202 Rnd6 Jimmy Rolder
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Jimmy Rolder. A minor itch, scratched.