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RUN ON APR 5, 2026

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  • pj_doucette DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Max Iheanachor Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (NE)
Max Iheanachor
OT Arizona State
Gabe Jacas Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (NE)
Gabe Jacas
LB-EDGE Illinois
Eli Stowers Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (NE)
Eli Stowers
TE Vanderbilt
Zachariah Branch Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (NE)
Zachariah Branch
WR Georgia
Kamari Ramsey Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (NE)
Kamari Ramsey
S USC
Jack Endries Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (NE)
Jack Endries
TE Texas
Malik Benson Head Shot
PICK: 191 RND: 6 (NE)
Malik Benson
WR Oregon
Keagen Trost Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (NE)
Keagen Trost
OT Missouri
Jeff Caldwell Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (NE)
Jeff Caldwell
WR Cincinnati
Anez Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (NE)
Anez Cooper
OG Miami
Miller Moss Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (NE)
Miller Moss
QB Louisville
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Patriots won the night they stopped Branch from sliding. Grade: B.

Every so often the board makes a mistake, and the Patriots were there to profit. Zachariah Branch, the No. 60 name on the board, should have been long gone before the 125th pick. Good, not great, and the B says as much.

The interior defensive lineman hole is the one line item this class does not answer. Iheanachor has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced.

Good work on the whole, with interior defensive lineman the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick31 Rnd1 Max Iheanachor
In slot 31 they get a building block for the line, even if it was a touch early.
Pick63 Rnd2 Gabe Jacas
Value with a capital V on Gabe Jacas in pick No. 63, a genuine coup. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick95 Rnd3 Eli Stowers
A top-tier tight end at a bargain, Eli Stowers in the Round 3 slot, plain and simple. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick125 Rnd4 Zachariah Branch
You do not let a wide receiver like Zachariah Branch reach Round 4, Pick 25 and blink. They did not. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick131 Rnd4 Kamari Ramsey
Kamari Ramsey in the 131st pick is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick171 Rnd5 Jack Endries
Jack Endries in the 171st overall pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick191 Rnd6 Malik Benson
The board fumbled Malik Benson all the way to pick 191, and they scooped it up. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick198 Rnd6 Keagen Trost
Keagen Trost slid further than he should have, and No. 198 is lovely value for the offensive lineman. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick202 Rnd6 Jeff Caldwell
Jeff Caldwell at Round 6, Pick 21 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick212 Rnd6 Anez Cooper
Steal is underselling it; Anez Cooper at the Round 6 slot is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It fills a real need, too.
Pick247 Rnd7 Miller Moss
Miller Moss at pick 247 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.