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pj_doucette'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 17, 2026

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  • pj_doucette DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (NE)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Peter Woods Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (NE)
Peter Woods
DT Clemson
Jermod McCoy Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (NE)
Jermod McCoy
CB Tennessee
Jake Golday Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (NE)
Jake Golday
OLB Cincinnati
Dametrious Crownover Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (NE)
Dametrious Crownover
OT Texas A&M
Joe Royer Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (NE)
Joe Royer
TE Cincinnati
Jeff Caldwell Head Shot
PICK: 191 RND: 6 (NE)
Jeff Caldwell
WR Cincinnati
Taylen Green Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (NE)
Taylen Green
QB Arkansas
Zxavian Harris Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (NE)
Zxavian Harris
DT Ole Miss
Beau Stephens Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (NE)
Beau Stephens
OG Iowa
Eli Heidenreich Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (NE)
Eli Heidenreich
WR Navy
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueA NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Patriots won the night they stopped McCoy from sliding. Grade: B.

When a board-topper like Jermod McCoy slides to No. 95, you do not overthink it, and the Patriots did not. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B.

They punted on safety, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. If Crownover pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but safety.

Pick Analysis
Pick31 Rnd1 Arvell Reese
Somehow Arvell Reese was still sitting there in slot 31, and they pounced on premier linebacker value. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick63 Rnd2 Peter Woods
Peter Woods at No. 63 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick95 Rnd3 Jermod McCoy
The board fumbled Jermod McCoy all the way to Round 3, Pick 31, and they scooped it up. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick125 Rnd4 Jake Golday
Steal is underselling it; Jake Golday at the 125th pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick131 Rnd4 Dametrious Crownover
A conviction pick on Dametrious Crownover at the 131st overall pick that the board grades a round light. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick171 Rnd5 Joe Royer
A top-tier tight end at a bargain, Joe Royer in pick No. 171, plain and simple. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick191 Rnd6 Jeff Caldwell
A market-rate wide receiver, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Jeff Caldwell. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick198 Rnd6 Taylen Green
Taylen Green at pick 198 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick202 Rnd6 Zxavian Harris
Zxavian Harris in pick 202 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick212 Rnd6 Beau Stephens
Beau Stephens at the 212th pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick247 Rnd7 Eli Heidenreich
A straight-up fair deal on Eli Heidenreich at the 247th overall pick, value and slot in agreement. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.