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pj_doucette'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 29, 2026

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  • pj_doucette DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Makai Lemon Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (NE)
Makai Lemon
WR USC
Dani Dennis-Sutton Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (NE)
Dani Dennis-Sutton
DE-EDGE Penn State
Jake Golday Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (NE)
Jake Golday
OLB Cincinnati
A.J. Haulcy Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (NE)
A.J. Haulcy
S LSU
Jude Bowry Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (NE)
Jude Bowry
OT Boston College
Oscar Delp Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (NE)
Oscar Delp
TE Georgia
Parker Brailsford Head Shot
PICK: 191 RND: 6 (NE)
Parker Brailsford
C Alabama
Jeff Caldwell Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (NE)
Jeff Caldwell
WR Cincinnati
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
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-
Best value of the weekend goes to the Patriots for Haulcy: B.

Call it larceny. A.J. Haulcy sat on the board until No. 125, and the Patriots did not need to be asked twice.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through interior defensive lineman. The Dennis-Sutton reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick Analysis
Pick31 Rnd1 Makai Lemon
In No. 31 they get a difference-maker at receiver, and a steal at that. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick63 Rnd2 Dani Dennis-Sutton
They talked themselves into Dani Dennis-Sutton at slot 63, and the board did not agree. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick95 Rnd3 Jake Golday
They will replay Jake Golday at pick No. 95 for years; that is how good the value is. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick125 Rnd4 A.J. Haulcy
A.J. Haulcy at pick 125 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick131 Rnd4 Jude Bowry
Nothing to complain about; Jude Bowry went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. It fills a real need, too.
Pick171 Rnd5 Oscar Delp
You do not let a tight end like Oscar Delp reach the 171st overall pick and blink. They did not. The roster fit checks out.
Pick191 Rnd6 Parker Brailsford
The board fumbled Parker Brailsford all the way to the Round 6 slot, and they scooped it up. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick198 Rnd6 Jeff Caldwell
They read the board right and Jeff Caldwell was the payoff at Round 6, Pick 17. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick202 Rnd6 Taylen Green
Value with a capital V on Taylen Green in slot 202, a genuine coup. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick212 Rnd6 Cole Payton
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Cole Payton at the 212th pick. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick247 Rnd7 Trey Zuhn III
Trey Zuhn III in pick 247 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It patches a soft spot without any drama.