Jz'S MOCK DRAFT
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3/15/26

  • Jz DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (NE)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Omar Cooper Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (NE)
Omar Cooper Jr.
WR Indiana
Domonique Orange Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (NE)
Domonique Orange
DT Iowa State
Dametrious Crownover Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (NE)
Dametrious Crownover
OT Texas A&M
Kyle Louis Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (NE)
Kyle Louis
LB Pittsburgh
Zane Durant Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (NE)
Zane Durant
DT Penn State
Ted Hurst Head Shot
PICK: 191 RND: 6 (NE)
Ted Hurst
WR Georgia State
Oscar Delp Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (NE)
Oscar Delp
TE Georgia
Kaelon Black Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (NE)
Kaelon Black
RB Indiana
Thaddeus Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (NE)
Thaddeus Dixon
CB North Carolina
Charles Demmings Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (NE)
Charles Demmings
CB Stephen F. Austin
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
The Patriots kept it disciplined and banked a B-.

Hard to follow the map here. The Patriots bypassed edge rusher, safety and other spots to take Kyle Louis at slot 131, a spot they had covered.

They will regret leaving edge rusher for another day if the season turns on it. They will need Louis to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it. Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Orange.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick31 Rnd1 Sonny Styles
In pick 31 they get a three-down second-level presence at a price that makes it sweeter. Need was not the driver here.
Pick63 Rnd2 Omar Cooper Jr.
They let Omar Cooper Jr. come to them and pounced at the 63rd overall pick. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick95 Rnd3 Domonique Orange
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Domonique Orange at the 95th pick. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick125 Rnd4 Dametrious Crownover
Dametrious Crownover in No. 125 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. The roster fit checks out.
Pick131 Rnd4 Kyle Louis
A curious use of the Round 4 slot. Edge rusher, safety and other spots needed the pick; a linebacker in Kyle Louis did not.
Pick171 Rnd5 Zane Durant
No drama and no debate, Zane Durant went about where he belonged in pick No. 171. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick191 Rnd6 Ted Hurst
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Ted Hurst in slot 191. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick202 Rnd6 Oscar Delp
Oscar Delp slid further than he should have, and Round 6, Pick 21 is lovely value for the tight end. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick209 Rnd6 Kaelon Black
Kaelon Black in pick 209 is fair value, right on his grade. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick212 Rnd6 Thaddeus Dixon
Thaddeus Dixon in the 212th overall pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick247 Rnd7 Charles Demmings
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Charles Demmings at pick 247 is the proof. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.