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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
Cashius Howell Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (NE)
Cashius Howell
DE-EDGE Texas A&M
Chris Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (NE)
Chris Johnson
CB San Diego State
Eli Stowers Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (NE)
Eli Stowers
TE Vanderbilt
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (NE)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Josiah Trotter Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (NE)
Josiah Trotter
LB Missouri
De'Zhaun Stribling Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (NE)
De'Zhaun Stribling
WR Ole Miss
Jack Endries Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (NE)
Jack Endries
TE Texas
Zakee Wheatley Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (NE)
Zakee Wheatley
S Penn State
Taylen Green Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (NE)
Taylen Green
QB Arkansas
Jeff Caldwell Head Shot
PICK: 191 RND: 6 (NE)
Jeff Caldwell
WR Cincinnati
Domani Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (NE)
Domani Jackson
CB Alabama
Kaleb Elarms-Orr Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (NE)
Kaleb Elarms-Orr
LB TCU
Anez Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 208 RND: 6 (NE)
Anez Cooper
OG Miami
Aaron Graves Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (NE)
Aaron Graves
DT Iowa
Cole Payton Head Shot
PICK: 221 RND: 7 (NE)
Cole Payton
QB North Dakota State
Ephesians Prysock Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (NE)
Ephesians Prysock
CB Washington
Draft Picks Received
Chris Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (CIN)
Chris Johnson
CB San Diego State
Eli Stowers Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (LV)
Eli Stowers
TE Vanderbilt
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (CIN)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Jack Endries Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (LV)
Jack Endries
TE Texas
Taylen Green Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (CIN)
Taylen Green
QB Arkansas
Anez Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 208 RND: 6 (LV)
Anez Cooper
OG Miami
Cole Payton Head Shot
PICK: 221 RND: 7 (CIN)
Cole Payton
QB North Dakota State
Draft Picks Traded
A.J. Haulcy Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (CIN)
A.J. Haulcy
S LSU
Julian Neal Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (LV)
Julian Neal
CB Arkansas
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueA- NeedB TradesB FutureB-
Best value of the weekend goes to the Patriots for Wheatley: B.

The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: Zakee Wheatley, pick 171, roughly 82 picks past where he belonged.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through running back. They went 7 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for. They trusted the board more than the depth chart.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick31 Rnd1 Cashius Howell
In pick No. 31 they get a quarterback's worst nightmare at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick72 Rnd3 Chris Johnson
The board fumbled Chris Johnson all the way to pick 72, and they scooped it up. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick102 Rnd4 Eli Stowers
Eli Stowers in the Round 4 slot is a gift, value that borders on unfair. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick110 Rnd4 Jake Slaughter
Somehow Jake Slaughter was still sitting there in No. 110, and they pounced on premier offensive lineman value. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick125 Rnd4 Josiah Trotter
Josiah Trotter at the 125th overall pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick131 Rnd4 De'Zhaun Stribling
A wide receiver of that caliber at slot 131 is the definition of value, full stop. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick134 Rnd4 Jack Endries
A slide stopped in Round 4, Pick 34, with Jack Endries worth more than the price. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick171 Rnd5 Zakee Wheatley
They will replay Zakee Wheatley at the 171st pick for years; that is how good the value is. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick189 Rnd6 Taylen Green
No drama and no debate, Taylen Green went about where he belonged in pick 189. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick191 Rnd6 Jeff Caldwell
No edge and no loss on Jeff Caldwell in pick No. 191; it is a wash and a sensible one. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick198 Rnd6 Domani Jackson
Domani Jackson at the Round 6 slot is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
Pick202 Rnd6 Kaleb Elarms-Orr
A top-tier linebacker at a bargain, Kaleb Elarms-Orr in the 202nd pick, plain and simple. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
Pick208 Rnd6 Anez Cooper
They barely believed it either: Anez Cooper still on the board at Round 6, Pick 27. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick212 Rnd6 Aaron Graves
Aaron Graves in No. 212 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick221 Rnd7 Cole Payton
They robbed the room for Cole Payton here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. The roster fit checks out.
Pick247 Rnd7 Ephesians Prysock
Ephesians Prysock in slot 247 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.