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RUN ON MAR 24, 2026

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  • pj_doucette DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (NE)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Max Iheanachor Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (NE)
Max Iheanachor
OT Arizona State
A.J. Haulcy Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (NE)
A.J. Haulcy
S LSU
Eli Stowers Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (NE)
Eli Stowers
TE Vanderbilt
Gennings Dunker Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (NE)
Gennings Dunker
OT Iowa
Deion Burks Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (NE)
Deion Burks
WR Oklahoma
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (NE)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (NE)
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
S Toledo
Drew Allar Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (NE)
Drew Allar
QB Penn State
Connor Lew Head Shot
PICK: 191 RND: 6 (NE)
Connor Lew
C Auburn
Rayshaun Benny Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (NE)
Rayshaun Benny
DL Michigan
Taylen Green Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (NE)
Taylen Green
QB Arkansas
Cole Payton Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (NE)
Cole Payton
QB North Dakota State
Jadon Canady Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (NE)
Jadon Canady
CB Oregon
Draft Picks Received
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (IND)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Max Iheanachor Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (IND)
Max Iheanachor
OT Arizona State
A.J. Haulcy Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (DAL)
A.J. Haulcy
S LSU
Gennings Dunker Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (DAL)
Gennings Dunker
OT Iowa
Deion Burks Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (IND)
Deion Burks
WR Oklahoma
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (IND)
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Draft Picks Traded
Mansoor Delane Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (IND)
Mansoor Delane
CB LSU
Emmett Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (DAL)
Emmett Johnson
RB Nebraska
Players Gained
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Tyler Guyton
OT
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Hunter Wohler
S
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B+
ValueA NeedB- TradesA+ FutureB-
Best value of the weekend goes to the Patriots for Lew: B+.

You build a draft on nights like this. Connor Lew had no business being available in the 191st pick, and the Patriots did the only sane thing and turned in the card. More right than wrong, and a B+ to match.

They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast. The edge rusher hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick47 Rnd2 Arvell Reese
Steal is underselling it; Arvell Reese at pick 47 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick78 Rnd3 Max Iheanachor
Max Iheanachor at the 78th overall pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick92 Rnd3 A.J. Haulcy
A.J. Haulcy in No. 92 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick95 Rnd3 Eli Stowers
Eli Stowers in the 95th pick is a gift, value that borders on unfair. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick112 Rnd4 Gennings Dunker
Gennings Dunker at Round 4, Pick 12 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick113 Rnd4 Deion Burks
Deion Burks at pick No. 113 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick125 Rnd4 Jake Slaughter
Circle this one: Jake Slaughter at the Round 4 slot is a fall that decides a draft. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick131 Rnd4 Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
Somehow Emmanuel McNeil-Warren was still sitting there in slot 131, and they pounced on premier safety value. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick171 Rnd5 Drew Allar
They robbed the room for Drew Allar here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick191 Rnd6 Connor Lew
A offensive lineman of that caliber at the Round 6 slot is the definition of value, full stop. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick198 Rnd6 Rayshaun Benny
Rayshaun Benny in pick No. 198 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick202 Rnd6 Taylen Green
A quiet steal in slot 202: Taylen Green for less than the market said. The roster fit checks out.
Pick212 Rnd6 Cole Payton
You do not let a quarterback like Cole Payton reach the 212th pick and blink. They did not. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick247 Rnd7 Jadon Canady
Jadon Canady at pick 247 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.