Jz'S MOCK DRAFT
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3/14/26

  • Jz DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (NE)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Domonique Orange Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (NE)
Domonique Orange
DT Iowa 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
Joe Royer Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (NE)
Joe Royer
TE Cincinnati
Red Murdock Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (NE)
Red Murdock
LB Buffalo
VJ Payne Head Shot
PICK: 191 RND: 6 (NE)
VJ Payne
S Kansas State
Kaelon Black Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (NE)
Kaelon Black
RB Indiana
Thaddeus Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (NE)
Thaddeus Dixon
CB North Carolina
Wesley Williams Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (NE)
Wesley Williams
DE-EDGE Duke
Anez Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (NE)
Anez Cooper
OG Miami
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Patriots kept it disciplined and banked a B-.

There is reaching, and then there is Wesley Williams at pick 212. The Patriots jumped the board by 103 and dared it to prove them wrong. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B-.

The Sarratt pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged. The quarterback hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

On the needs board they went 7 of 8, with edge rusher the one that mattered most.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick31 Rnd1 Sonny Styles
In the 31st overall pick they get a green-dot type in the middle, outstanding value to boot.
Pick63 Rnd2 Domonique Orange
Domonique Orange at the Round 2 slot jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick95 Rnd3 Elijah Sarratt
Taking Elijah Sarratt in slot 95 is close to grand larceny; a wide receiver that good had no business lasting this long. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick125 Rnd4 Dametrious Crownover
A reach for Dametrious Crownover in No. 125; a little patience would have been rewarded. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick131 Rnd4 Joe Royer
Joe Royer slipping to the 131st pick is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick171 Rnd5 Red Murdock
A conviction pick on Red Murdock at pick No. 171 that the board grades a round light. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
Pick191 Rnd6 VJ Payne
VJ Payne in slot 191 is fair value, right on his grade. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick202 Rnd6 Kaelon Black
A reach on Kaelon Black in pick No. 202; the board had better options right there. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick209 Rnd6 Thaddeus Dixon
Thaddeus Dixon at the Round 6 slot is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick212 Rnd6 Wesley Williams
Wesley Williams in Round 6, Pick 31 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick247 Rnd7 Anez Cooper
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Anez Cooper. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.