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RUN ON MAR 26, 2026

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  • pj_doucette DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (NE)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
D'Angelo Ponds Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (NE)
D'Angelo Ponds
CB Indiana
Jake Golday Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (NE)
Jake Golday
OLB Cincinnati
Ja'Kobi Lane Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (NE)
Ja'Kobi Lane
WR USC
Justin Joly Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (NE)
Justin Joly
TE NC State
Aamil Wagner Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (NE)
Aamil Wagner
OT Notre Dame
Logan Fano Head Shot
PICK: 191 RND: 6 (NE)
Logan Fano
DE-EDGE Utah
Cole Payton Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (NE)
Cole Payton
QB North Dakota State
George Gumbs Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (NE)
George Gumbs Jr.
DE-EDGE Florida
Jeff Caldwell Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (NE)
Jeff Caldwell
WR Cincinnati
Trey Zuhn III Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (NE)
Trey Zuhn III
OT Texas A&M
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Patriots did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B-.

Nobody had George Gumbs Jr. this high, and it is not close. The Patriots reached 66 spots to get him at pick 202. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B-.

The Golday pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped interior defensive lineman, which is a strange place to end up. On the needs board they went 5 of 8, with edge rusher the one that mattered most.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick31 Rnd1 Sonny Styles
In Round 1, Pick 31 they get a three-down second-level presence, and a steal at that. Need was not the driver here.
Pick63 Rnd2 D'Angelo Ponds
They let D'Angelo Ponds come to them and pounced at pick No. 63. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick95 Rnd3 Jake Golday
They barely believed it either: Jake Golday still on the board at slot 95. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick125 Rnd4 Ja'Kobi Lane
Ja'Kobi Lane at the Round 4 slot is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick131 Rnd4 Justin Joly
Justin Joly in the 131st overall pick is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick171 Rnd5 Aamil Wagner
Aamil Wagner in pick 171 is fair value, right on his grade. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick191 Rnd6 Logan Fano
Logan Fano at pick No. 191 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick198 Rnd6 Cole Payton
Cole Payton at slot 198 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. It fills a real need, too.
Pick202 Rnd6 George Gumbs Jr.
A real head-scratcher, George Gumbs Jr. in the 202nd overall pick is miles ahead of his ranking. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick212 Rnd6 Jeff Caldwell
Steal is underselling it; Jeff Caldwell at pick 212 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick247 Rnd7 Trey Zuhn III
They did well to land Trey Zuhn III in Round 7, Pick 31, just ahead of his grade. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.