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RUN ON MAR 21, 2026

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  • pj_doucette DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Kayden McDonald Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (NE)
Kayden McDonald
DT Ohio State
Avieon Terrell Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (NE)
Avieon Terrell
CB Clemson
Eli Stowers Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (NE)
Eli Stowers
TE Vanderbilt
Brian Parker II Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (NE)
Brian Parker II
OT Duke
Caden Curry Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (NE)
Caden Curry
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Nate Boerkircher Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (NE)
Nate Boerkircher
TE Texas A&M
Aamil Wagner Head Shot
PICK: 191 RND: 6 (NE)
Aamil Wagner
OT Notre Dame
Taylen Green Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (NE)
Taylen Green
QB Arkansas
Demond Claiborne Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (NE)
Demond Claiborne
RB Wake Forest
Tyren Montgomery Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (NE)
Tyren Montgomery
WR Nicholls
Zavion Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (NE)
Zavion Thomas
WR LSU
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueA- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Claiborne should have been long gone. The Patriots pounced, and earned a B.

You build a draft on nights like this. Demond Claiborne had no business being available in pick 202, and the Patriots did the only sane thing and turned in the card. A dependable weekend that grades out a B.

The safety hole is the one line item this class does not answer. On the needs board they went 7 of 8, with edge rusher the one that mattered most.

Value over need was the throughline, for better and worse.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick31 Rnd1 Kayden McDonald
In the Round 1 slot they get a run-stuffing presence up front at a price that makes it sweeter. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick63 Rnd2 Avieon Terrell
They will replay Avieon Terrell at the 63rd overall pick for years; that is how good the value is. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick95 Rnd3 Eli Stowers
Taking Eli Stowers in No. 95 is close to grand larceny; a tight end that good had no business lasting this long. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick125 Rnd4 Brian Parker II
Somehow Brian Parker II was still sitting there in the 125th pick, and they pounced on premier offensive lineman value. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick131 Rnd4 Caden Curry
They did well to land Caden Curry in pick 131, just ahead of his grade. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick171 Rnd5 Nate Boerkircher
Nate Boerkircher in Round 5, Pick 31 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. It fills a real need, too.
Pick191 Rnd6 Aamil Wagner
They barely believed it either: Aamil Wagner still on the board at pick No. 191. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick198 Rnd6 Taylen Green
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Taylen Green at slot 198. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick202 Rnd6 Demond Claiborne
Steal is underselling it; Demond Claiborne at pick 202 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. The roster fit checks out.
Pick212 Rnd6 Tyren Montgomery
They let Tyren Montgomery come to them and pounced at the Round 6 slot. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick247 Rnd7 Zavion Thomas
They robbed the room for Zavion Thomas here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.