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pj_doucette'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 3, 2026

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  • pj_doucette DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Omar Cooper Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (NE)
Omar Cooper Jr.
WR Indiana
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (NE)
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
S Toledo
Trey Zuhn III Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (NE)
Trey Zuhn III
OT Texas A&M
De'Zhaun Stribling Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (NE)
De'Zhaun Stribling
WR Ole Miss
Jack Endries Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (NE)
Jack Endries
TE Texas
Vincent Anthony Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (NE)
Vincent Anthony Jr.
DE-EDGE Duke
DJ Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 191 RND: 6 (NE)
DJ Campbell
OG Texas
Kaleb Elarms-Orr Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (NE)
Kaleb Elarms-Orr
LB TCU
Ephesians Prysock Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (NE)
Ephesians Prysock
CB Washington
Le'Veon Moss Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (NE)
Le'Veon Moss
RB Texas A&M
Connor Tollison Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (NE)
Connor Tollison
C Missouri
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Good, not great, for the Patriots: B-.

If confidence were a draft strategy, the Patriots would have aced it. Vincent Anthony Jr. at slot 171 is 59 spots clear of where he belonged.

The interior defensive lineman hole is the one line item this class does not answer. Elarms-Orr at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster.

On the needs board they went 6 of 8, with edge rusher the one that mattered most.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick31 Rnd1 Omar Cooper Jr.
In slot 31 they get a go-to option on the outside. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick63 Rnd2 Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
A slide stopped in the 63rd overall pick, with Emmanuel McNeil-Warren worth more than the price. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick95 Rnd3 Trey Zuhn III
Trey Zuhn III at pick 95 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick125 Rnd4 De'Zhaun Stribling
A tidy bit of business in the Round 4 slot, where De'Zhaun Stribling graded well above the range. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick131 Rnd4 Jack Endries
Jack Endries in Round 4, Pick 31 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick171 Rnd5 Vincent Anthony Jr.
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Vincent Anthony Jr. well ahead of where he belonged. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick191 Rnd6 DJ Campbell
They did well to land DJ Campbell in the Round 6 slot, just ahead of his grade. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick198 Rnd6 Kaleb Elarms-Orr
Kaleb Elarms-Orr at the 198th overall pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick202 Rnd6 Ephesians Prysock
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Ephesians Prysock at slot 202 is the proof. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick212 Rnd6 Le'Veon Moss
A clean, defensible pick in No. 212 with a little surplus value in Le'Veon Moss. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick247 Rnd7 Connor Tollison
Connor Tollison in the 247th pick is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. The roster fit checks out.