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pj_doucette'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 18, 2026

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  • pj_doucette DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Omar Cooper Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (NE)
Omar Cooper Jr.
WR Indiana
Gennings Dunker Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (NE)
Gennings Dunker
OG Iowa
Dani Dennis-Sutton Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (NE)
Dani Dennis-Sutton
DE-EDGE Penn State
Jake Golday Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (NE)
Jake Golday
OLB Cincinnati
Connor Lew Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (NE)
Connor Lew
C Auburn
Gracen Halton Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (NE)
Gracen Halton
DL Oklahoma
Jack Endries Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (NE)
Jack Endries
TE Texas
Dametrious Crownover Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (NE)
Dametrious Crownover
OT Texas A&M
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
Domani Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (NE)
Domani Jackson
CB Alabama
Cole Payton Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (NE)
Cole Payton
QB North Dakota State
Eli Heidenreich Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (NE)
Eli Heidenreich
WR Navy
Draft Picks Received
Omar Cooper Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (ATL)
Omar Cooper Jr.
WR Indiana
Dani Dennis-Sutton Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (ARI)
Dani Dennis-Sutton
DE-EDGE Penn State
Connor Lew Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (IND)
Connor Lew
C Auburn
Gracen Halton Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (ATL)
Gracen Halton
DL Oklahoma
Dametrious Crownover Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (ARI)
Dametrious Crownover
OT Texas A&M
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (IND)
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Draft Picks Traded
Jermod McCoy Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (IND)
Jermod McCoy
CB Tennessee
Malik Muhammad Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (ARI)
Malik Muhammad
CB Texas
Drew Allar Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (ARI)
Drew Allar
QB Penn State
Players Gained
Head Shot
Hunter Wohler
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Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB TradesA FutureB-
The Patriots let Golday fall into their laps, and walked away with a B+.

The board owed the Patriots one, and it paid up: Jake Golday, the No. 64 name on the board, sitting there at the Round 3 slot like a gift left on the doorstep.

Dennis-Sutton has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced. A whole weekend of picks and safety is somehow still a want.

Small wins on the phones, but wins all the same. On the needs board they went 6 of 8, with edge rusher the one that mattered most.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the safety spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick48 Rnd2 Omar Cooper Jr.
Omar Cooper Jr. in the 48th pick is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick63 Rnd2 Gennings Dunker
Gennings Dunker slipping to pick 63 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick65 Rnd3 Dani Dennis-Sutton
Dani Dennis-Sutton in pick No. 65 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick95 Rnd3 Jake Golday
Circle this one: Jake Golday at slot 95 is a fall that decides a draft. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick113 Rnd4 Connor Lew
A top-tier offensive lineman at a bargain, Connor Lew in Round 4, Pick 13, plain and simple. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick122 Rnd4 Gracen Halton
They took Gracen Halton at par in No. 122, which is nothing to complain about. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick131 Rnd4 Jack Endries
Jack Endries at the 131st overall pick is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick143 Rnd5 Dametrious Crownover
They paid sticker price for Dametrious Crownover in the Round 5 slot, and that is fine. The roster fit checks out.
Pick191 Rnd6 Jeff Caldwell
Jeff Caldwell at Round 6, Pick 10 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick198 Rnd6 Taylen Green
A reasonable price with a little left over, Taylen Green in pick No. 198. It fills a real need, too.
Pick202 Rnd6 Domani Jackson
Steal is underselling it; Domani Jackson at the Round 6 slot is a heist with the alarm still ringing. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick212 Rnd6 Cole Payton
They let Cole Payton come to them and pounced at No. 212. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick247 Rnd7 Eli Heidenreich
A market-rate wide receiver, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Eli Heidenreich. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.