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pj_doucette'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 9, 2026

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  • pj_doucette DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Joshua Josephs Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (NE)
Joshua Josephs
DE-EDGE Tennessee
Keith Abney II Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (NE)
Keith Abney II
CB Arizona State
Elijah Sarratt Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (NE)
Elijah Sarratt
WR Indiana
Dametrious Crownover Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (NE)
Dametrious Crownover
OT Texas A&M
Oscar Delp Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (NE)
Oscar Delp
TE Georgia
Nate Boerkircher Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (NE)
Nate Boerkircher
TE Texas A&M
Aamil Wagner Head Shot
PICK: 191 RND: 6 (NE)
Aamil Wagner
OT Notre Dame
Anez Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (NE)
Anez Cooper
OG Miami
Jeff Caldwell Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (NE)
Jeff Caldwell
WR Cincinnati
Sawyer Robertson Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (NE)
Sawyer Robertson
QB Baylor
Eli Heidenreich Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (NE)
Eli Heidenreich
WR Navy
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Patriots let Abney II fall into their laps, and walked away with a B-.

The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: Keith Abney II, Round 2, Pick 31, roughly 20 picks past where he belonged. It does the job without flash, and the B- reflects it.

They are betting Crownover proves the room right and everyone else wrong. 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. Almost all the early capital went to that side of the ball.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick31 Rnd1 Joshua Josephs
In the Round 1 slot they get juice off the edge, though they paid up to get him. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick63 Rnd2 Keith Abney II
Circle this one: Keith Abney II at pick No. 63 is a fall that decides a draft. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick95 Rnd3 Elijah Sarratt
A wide receiver of that caliber at No. 95 is the definition of value, full stop. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick125 Rnd4 Dametrious Crownover
This one needs a full-page explanation: Dametrious Crownover in the 125th overall pick, miles early. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick131 Rnd4 Oscar Delp
Oscar Delp in slot 131 is fair value, right on his grade. It fills a real need, too.
Pick171 Rnd5 Nate Boerkircher
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Nate Boerkircher at the 171st pick is the proof. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick191 Rnd6 Aamil Wagner
A slide stopped in Round 6, Pick 10, with Aamil Wagner worth more than the price. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick198 Rnd6 Anez Cooper
The board fumbled Anez Cooper all the way to pick 198, and they scooped it up. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick202 Rnd6 Jeff Caldwell
Jeff Caldwell is a better player than pick No. 202 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick212 Rnd6 Sawyer Robertson
Nothing to complain about; Sawyer Robertson went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick247 Rnd7 Eli Heidenreich
Fair-plus on Eli Heidenreich, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.