Jz'S MOCK DRAFT
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4/15/26

  • Jz DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Denzel Boston Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (NE)
Denzel Boston
WR Washington
Gennings Dunker Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (NE)
Gennings Dunker
OG Iowa
Jake Golday Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (NE)
Jake Golday
OLB Cincinnati
Mason Reiger Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (NE)
Mason Reiger
LB-EDGE Wisconsin
Kamari Ramsey Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (NE)
Kamari Ramsey
S USC
Tanner Koziol Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (NE)
Tanner Koziol
TE Houston
Kaelon Black Head Shot
PICK: 191 RND: 6 (NE)
Kaelon Black
RB Indiana
Landon Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (NE)
Landon Robinson
DT Navy
VJ Payne Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (NE)
VJ Payne
S Kansas State
Thaddeus Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (NE)
Thaddeus Dixon
CB North Carolina
Logan Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (NE)
Logan Taylor
OG Boston College
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Larceny in the Round 4 slot lands the Patriots a B-, Ramsey and all.

You build a draft on nights like this. Kamari Ramsey had no business being available in the 131st pick, and the Patriots did the only sane thing and turned in the card. Good, not great, and the B- says as much.

They are betting Black proves the room right and everyone else wrong. The quarterback hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick31 Rnd1 Denzel Boston
In Round 1, Pick 31 they get a No. 1 receiver. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick63 Rnd2 Gennings Dunker
Gennings Dunker at the Round 2 slot is money in the bank, a offensive lineman taken below his worth. It fills a real need, too.
Pick95 Rnd3 Jake Golday
They barely believed it either: Jake Golday still on the board at pick No. 95. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick125 Rnd4 Mason Reiger
This one needs a full-page explanation: Mason Reiger in the 125th pick, miles early. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick131 Rnd4 Kamari Ramsey
They will replay Kamari Ramsey at No. 131 for years; that is how good the value is. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick171 Rnd5 Tanner Koziol
Tanner Koziol in pick 171 lands just on the right side of the ledger. The roster fit checks out.
Pick191 Rnd6 Kaelon Black
Kaelon Black at the 191st overall pick is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick198 Rnd6 Landon Robinson
They reached a country mile for Landon Robinson at slot 198, and the board is aghast. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick202 Rnd6 VJ Payne
A market-rate safety, with the board and the slot shaking hands on VJ Payne. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick212 Rnd6 Thaddeus Dixon
Thaddeus Dixon at Round 6, Pick 31 is a conviction pick that outran the value. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick247 Rnd7 Logan Taylor
A real head-scratcher, Logan Taylor in the Round 7 slot is miles ahead of his ranking. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.