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3/29/26

  • Jz DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (NE)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Eli Stowers Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (NE)
Eli Stowers
TE Vanderbilt
Skyler Bell Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (NE)
Skyler Bell
WR UConn
Bud Clark Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (NE)
Bud Clark
S TCU
Kaleb Proctor Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (NE)
Kaleb Proctor
DL SE Louisiana
Aamil Wagner Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (NE)
Aamil Wagner
OT Notre Dame
Ephesians Prysock Head Shot
PICK: 191 RND: 6 (NE)
Ephesians Prysock
CB Washington
Kaelon Black Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (NE)
Kaelon Black
RB Indiana
Patrick Payton Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (NE)
Patrick Payton
DL-EDGE LSU
Eli Heidenreich Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (NE)
Eli Heidenreich
WR Navy
Trey Zuhn III Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (NE)
Trey Zuhn III
OT Texas A&M
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Patriots checked most of the boxes and earned a B-.

They will call it conviction in the building and a reach everywhere else: Patrick Payton, 45 picks early at the Round 6 slot. They moved the roster forward and banked a B- for it.

That is a safety worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly. For all the activity, quarterback went untouched, which is hard to explain.

They left with edge rusher solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

Good work on the whole, with quarterback the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick31 Rnd1 Sonny Styles
In pick 31 they get the heartbeat of the defense, and a steal at that. Need was not the driver here.
Pick63 Rnd2 Eli Stowers
A quiet steal in No. 63: Eli Stowers for less than the market said. The roster fit checks out.
Pick95 Rnd3 Skyler Bell
Good price on Skyler Bell in the 95th overall pick, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick125 Rnd4 Bud Clark
Bud Clark at Round 4, Pick 25 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick131 Rnd4 Kaleb Proctor
By-the-book stuff, Kaleb Proctor at the 131st pick squarely in line with his ranking. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick171 Rnd5 Aamil Wagner
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Aamil Wagner. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick191 Rnd6 Ephesians Prysock
They did well to land Ephesians Prysock in the 191st pick, just ahead of his grade. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick198 Rnd6 Kaelon Black
The board had cheaper options than Kaelon Black at pick No. 198, and it noticed. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick202 Rnd6 Patrick Payton
Patrick Payton at No. 202 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick212 Rnd6 Eli Heidenreich
Eli Heidenreich at slot 212 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick247 Rnd7 Trey Zuhn III
No edge and no loss on Trey Zuhn III in Round 7, Pick 31; it is a wash and a sensible one. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.