Antonio'S MOCK DRAFT
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Antonio'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON FEB 20, 2026

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  • Antonio DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Zion Young Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (NE)
Zion Young
DE-EDGE Missouri
Deontae Lawson Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (NE)
Deontae Lawson
LB Alabama
Eli Stowers Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (NE)
Eli Stowers
TE Vanderbilt
Zachariah Branch Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (NE)
Zachariah Branch
WR Georgia
Chris McClellan Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (NE)
Chris McClellan
DT Missouri
Jaeden Roberts Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (NE)
Jaeden Roberts
OG Alabama
Aamil Wagner Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (NE)
Aamil Wagner
OT Notre Dame
Xavier Nwankpa Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (NE)
Xavier Nwankpa
S Iowa
Bobby Jamison-Travis Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (NE)
Bobby Jamison-Travis
DT Auburn
Keyshaun Elliott Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (NE)
Keyshaun Elliott
LB Arizona State
Kaelon Black Head Shot
PICK: 210 RND: 6 (NE)
Kaelon Black
RB Indiana
Diego Pavia Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (NE)
Diego Pavia
QB Vanderbilt
Draft Picks Received
Zion Young Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (KC)
Zion Young
DE-EDGE Missouri
Eli Stowers Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (KC)
Eli Stowers
TE Vanderbilt
Draft Picks Traded
Kenyon Sadiq Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (KC)
Kenyon Sadiq
TE Oregon
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB TradesB FutureB-
A sensible, unshowy class lands the Patriots a B.

The pick that carries the class is Zachariah Branch, a wide receiver the Patriots were happy to stop sliding in the 95th overall pick. Patience, rewarded.

They squeezed a little extra out of every move they made. On the needs board they went 8 of 8, with edge rusher the one that mattered most. They trusted the board more than the depth chart.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick40 Rnd2 Zion Young
Zion Young in Round 2, Pick 8 is fair value, right on his grade. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick63 Rnd2 Deontae Lawson
Deontae Lawson slipping to slot 63 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick74 Rnd3 Eli Stowers
They let Eli Stowers come to them and pounced at the 74th overall pick. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick95 Rnd3 Zachariah Branch
They read the board right and Zachariah Branch was the payoff at the 95th pick. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick125 Rnd4 Chris McClellan
By-the-book stuff, Chris McClellan at No. 125 squarely in line with his ranking. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick131 Rnd4 Jaeden Roberts
Value with a capital V on Jaeden Roberts in the Round 4 slot, a genuine coup. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick169 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.
Pick189 Rnd6 Xavier Nwankpa
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Xavier Nwankpa at the Round 6 slot is the proof. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick200 Rnd6 Bobby Jamison-Travis
A straight-up fair deal on Bobby Jamison-Travis at No. 200, value and slot in agreement. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick207 Rnd6 Keyshaun Elliott
No edge and no loss on Keyshaun Elliott in pick 207; it is a wash and a sensible one. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
Pick210 Rnd6 Kaelon Black
Kaelon Black at Round 6, Pick 31 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It fills a real need, too.
Pick247 Rnd7 Diego Pavia
Good price on Diego Pavia in pick No. 247, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. A need, and now a little less of one.