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RUN ON APR 3, 2026

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  • pj_doucette DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Akheem Mesidor Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (NE)
Akheem Mesidor
DL-EDGE Miami
Gabe Jacas Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (NE)
Gabe Jacas
LB-EDGE Illinois
Germie Bernard Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (NE)
Germie Bernard
WR Alabama
Eli Stowers Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (NE)
Eli Stowers
TE Vanderbilt
Christen Miller Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (NE)
Christen Miller
DL Georgia
Bryce Lance Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (NE)
Bryce Lance
WR North Dakota State
Jude Bowry Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (NE)
Jude Bowry
OT Boston College
Louis Moore Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (NE)
Louis Moore
S Indiana
Nate Boerkircher Head Shot
PICK: 191 RND: 6 (NE)
Nate Boerkircher
TE Texas A&M
Domani Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (NE)
Domani Jackson
CB Alabama
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
Kaleb Elarms-Orr Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (NE)
Kaleb Elarms-Orr
LB TCU
Draft Picks Received
Akheem Mesidor Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (IND)
Akheem Mesidor
DL-EDGE Miami
Germie Bernard Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (IND)
Germie Bernard
WR Alabama
Christen Miller Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (IND)
Christen Miller
DL Georgia
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (IND)
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Draft Picks Traded
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (IND)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueA- NeedB+ TradesB FutureB-
The Patriots let Elarms-Orr fall into their laps, and walked away with a B.

The board owed the Patriots one, and it paid up: Kaleb Elarms-Orr, the No. 178 name on the board, sitting there at pick No. 247 like a gift left on the doorstep.

A whole weekend of picks and running back is somehow still a want. On the needs board they went 7 of 8, with edge rusher the one that mattered most.

They trusted the board more than the depth chart. Trading back for volume was the quiet throughline of their weekend.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick Analysis
Pick47 Rnd2 Akheem Mesidor
They read the board right and Akheem Mesidor was the payoff at the Round 2 slot. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick63 Rnd2 Gabe Jacas
Value with a capital V on Gabe Jacas in the 63rd pick, a genuine coup. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick78 Rnd3 Germie Bernard
A wide receiver of that caliber at No. 78 is the definition of value, full stop. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick95 Rnd3 Eli Stowers
The board fumbled Eli Stowers all the way to Round 3, Pick 31, and they scooped it up. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick113 Rnd4 Christen Miller
A top-tier interior defensive lineman at a bargain, Christen Miller in slot 113, plain and simple. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick125 Rnd4 Bryce Lance
They barely believed it either: Bryce Lance still on the board at the 125th overall pick. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick131 Rnd4 Jude Bowry
By-the-book stuff, Jude Bowry at pick 131 squarely in line with his ranking. It fills a real need, too.
Pick171 Rnd5 Louis Moore
Louis Moore in pick No. 171 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick191 Rnd6 Nate Boerkircher
They robbed the room for Nate Boerkircher here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick198 Rnd6 Domani Jackson
Domani Jackson in slot 198 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick202 Rnd6 Taylen Green
Taylen Green is a better player than the 202nd pick suggests; smart patience, rewarded. The roster fit checks out.
Pick212 Rnd6 Cole Payton
The board had Cole Payton higher than the Round 6 slot, and the quarterback fell to them anyway. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick247 Rnd7 Kaleb Elarms-Orr
Kaleb Elarms-Orr at pick No. 247 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.