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pj_doucette'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 23, 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
Emmanuel Pregnon Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (NE)
Emmanuel Pregnon
OG Oregon
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (NE)
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
S Toledo
Deion Burks Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (NE)
Deion Burks
WR Oklahoma
Joe Royer Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (NE)
Joe Royer
TE Cincinnati
Aamil Wagner Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (NE)
Aamil Wagner
OT Notre Dame
Domani Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 191 RND: 6 (NE)
Domani Jackson
CB Alabama
Febechi Nwaiwu Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (NE)
Febechi Nwaiwu
OG Oklahoma
Zane Durant Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (NE)
Zane Durant
DT Penn State
Marlin Klein Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (NE)
Marlin Klein
TE Michigan
Thaddeus Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (NE)
Thaddeus Dixon
CB North Carolina
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueA- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Best value of the weekend goes to the Patriots for McNeil-Warren: B.

The Patriots did not reach, did not trade up, did not blink. They just waited, and Emmanuel McNeil-Warren fell into the 95th pick.

A whole weekend of picks and edge rusher is somehow still a want. On the needs board they went 5 of 8, with wide receiver the one that mattered most. Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick31 Rnd1 Kayden McDonald
In pick No. 31 they get a wrecking ball inside at a price that makes it sweeter. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick63 Rnd2 Emmanuel Pregnon
Emmanuel Pregnon in Round 2, Pick 31 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick95 Rnd3 Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
A top-tier safety at a bargain, Emmanuel McNeil-Warren in the Round 3 slot, plain and simple. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick125 Rnd4 Deion Burks
A slide stopped in slot 125, with Deion Burks worth more than the price. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick131 Rnd4 Joe Royer
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Joe Royer at pick 131 is the proof. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick171 Rnd5 Aamil Wagner
Aamil Wagner at the 171st overall pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick191 Rnd6 Domani Jackson
Domani Jackson in the 191st pick is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick198 Rnd6 Febechi Nwaiwu
Febechi Nwaiwu in No. 198 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick202 Rnd6 Zane Durant
They barely believed it either: Zane Durant still on the board at the 202nd overall pick. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick212 Rnd6 Marlin Klein
Somehow Marlin Klein was still sitting there in pick No. 212, and they pounced on premier tight end value. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick247 Rnd7 Thaddeus Dixon
Thaddeus Dixon at slot 247 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.