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4/6/26

  • Jz DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (NE)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
D'Angelo Ponds Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (NE)
D'Angelo Ponds
CB Indiana
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (NE)
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
S Toledo
Germie Bernard Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (NE)
Germie Bernard
WR Alabama
Mason Reiger Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (NE)
Mason Reiger
LB-EDGE Wisconsin
Aamil Wagner Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (NE)
Aamil Wagner
OT Notre Dame
Zane Durant Head Shot
PICK: 191 RND: 6 (NE)
Zane Durant
DT Penn State
Dallen Bentley Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (NE)
Dallen Bentley
TE Utah
Kaelon Black Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (NE)
Kaelon Black
RB Indiana
VJ Payne Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (NE)
VJ Payne
S Kansas State
Travis Burke Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (NE)
Travis Burke
OT Memphis
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Patriots and Bernard: B-.

Somewhere a general manager is explaining how Germie Bernard got past him. The Patriots do not have to explain a thing at the 125th pick.

Reaching for Burke left real value on the table behind him. Leaving quarterback unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

They went 7 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for. The weekend tilted hard toward the defense.

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick31 Rnd1 Sonny Styles
The board had Sonny Styles higher than slot 31, and the linebacker fell to them anyway. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick63 Rnd2 D'Angelo Ponds
A tidy bit of business in the 63rd pick, where D'Angelo Ponds graded well above the range. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick95 Rnd3 Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
A safety of that caliber at No. 95 is the definition of value, full stop. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick125 Rnd4 Germie Bernard
They will replay Germie Bernard at pick No. 125 for years; that is how good the value is. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick131 Rnd4 Mason Reiger
A conviction pick on Mason Reiger at the 131st overall pick that the board grades a round light. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick171 Rnd5 Aamil Wagner
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Aamil Wagner. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick191 Rnd6 Zane Durant
Zane Durant at pick 191 is money in the bank, a interior defensive lineman taken below his worth. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick198 Rnd6 Dallen Bentley
By-the-book stuff, Dallen Bentley at Round 6, Pick 17 squarely in line with his ranking. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick202 Rnd6 Kaelon Black
Kaelon Black at the Round 6 slot is a conviction pick that outran the value. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick212 Rnd6 VJ Payne
They read the board right and VJ Payne was the payoff at pick 212. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick247 Rnd7 Travis Burke
Travis Burke at Round 7, Pick 31 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. It fills a real need, too.