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BillyB 'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 3, 2026

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    Patriots
Draft Selections
Emmanuel Pregnon Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (NE)
Emmanuel Pregnon
OG Oregon
Max Iheanachor Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (NE)
Max Iheanachor
OT Arizona State
Jake Golday Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (NE)
Jake Golday
OLB Cincinnati
Zakee Wheatley Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (NE)
Zakee Wheatley
S Penn State
Malachi Lawrence Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (NE)
Malachi Lawrence
DE-EDGE UCF
Bryce Lance Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (NE)
Bryce Lance
WR North Dakota State
Eli Raridon Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (NE)
Eli Raridon
TE Notre Dame
Jude Bowry Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (NE)
Jude Bowry
OT Boston College
Oscar Delp Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (NE)
Oscar Delp
TE Georgia
Seth McGowan Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (NE)
Seth McGowan
RB Kentucky
Jeff Caldwell Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (NE)
Jeff Caldwell
WR Cincinnati
Ted Hurst Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (NE)
Ted Hurst
WR Georgia State
Sawyer Robertson Head Shot
PICK: 210 RND: 6 (NE)
Sawyer Robertson
QB Baylor
Nolan Rucci Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (NE)
Nolan Rucci
OT Penn State
Draft Picks Received
Emmanuel Pregnon Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (IND)
Emmanuel Pregnon
OG Oregon
Jake Golday Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (KC)
Jake Golday
OLB Cincinnati
Malachi Lawrence Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (IND)
Malachi Lawrence
DE-EDGE UCF
Jude Bowry Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (IND)
Jude Bowry
OT Boston College
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (IND)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (IND)
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Draft Picks Traded
Kenyon Sadiq Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (KC)
Kenyon Sadiq
TE Oregon
Players Gained
Head Shot
LaDarius Henderson
OT
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB TradesA FutureB-
The Patriots did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B.

Call it a hunch or call it a gamble, but the Patriots spent the 113th pick on Malachi Lawrence, a name most had 35 spots down the list. A dependable weekend that grades out a B.

Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Hurst. The interior defensive lineman hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick Analysis
Pick47 Rnd2 Emmanuel Pregnon
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Emmanuel Pregnon at slot 47 is the proof. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick63 Rnd2 Max Iheanachor
Max Iheanachor at Round 2, Pick 31 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick74 Rnd3 Jake Golday
Jake Golday in the Round 3 slot is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick95 Rnd3 Zakee Wheatley
They read the board right and Zakee Wheatley was the payoff at pick 95. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick113 Rnd4 Malachi Lawrence
This one needs a full-page explanation: Malachi Lawrence in the 113th overall pick, miles early. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick125 Rnd4 Bryce Lance
Good price on Bryce Lance in No. 125, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick131 Rnd4 Eli Raridon
They did well to land Eli Raridon in the 131st pick, just ahead of his grade. It fills a real need, too.
Pick154 Rnd5 Jude Bowry
Jude Bowry at slot 154 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick169 Rnd5 Oscar Delp
A wild overpay on Oscar Delp in pick 169, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. The roster fit checks out.
Pick189 Rnd6 Seth McGowan
A quiet steal in No. 189: Seth McGowan for less than the market said. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick200 Rnd6 Jeff Caldwell
A big swing on Jeff Caldwell at the 200th overall pick, well ahead of any board in the building. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick207 Rnd6 Ted Hurst
You do not let a wide receiver like Ted Hurst reach Round 6, Pick 28 and blink. They did not. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick210 Rnd6 Sawyer Robertson
Sawyer Robertson at the Round 6 slot is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the quarterback. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick247 Rnd7 Nolan Rucci
Nolan Rucci at pick No. 247 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.