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d'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 8, 2026

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  • d DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (NE)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (NE)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Daylen Everette Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (NE)
Daylen Everette
CB Georgia
Joe Royer Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (NE)
Joe Royer
TE Cincinnati
Malachi Fields Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (NE)
Malachi Fields
WR Notre Dame
Domani Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (NE)
Domani Jackson
CB Alabama
Chase Bisontis Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (NE)
Chase Bisontis
OG Texas A&M
Kage Casey Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (NE)
Kage Casey
OT Boise State
Darius Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 191 RND: 6 (NE)
Darius Taylor
RB Minnesota
Trinidad Chambliss Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (NE)
Trinidad Chambliss
QB Ole Miss
Monroe Mills Head Shot
PICK: 208 RND: 6 (NE)
Monroe Mills
OT Virginia
Bud Clark Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (NE)
Bud Clark
S TCU
Trey Zuhn III Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (NE)
Trey Zuhn III
OT Texas A&M
De'Zhaun Stribling Head Shot
PICK: 252 RND: 7 (NE)
De'Zhaun Stribling
WR Ole Miss
Draft Picks Received
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (KC)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Daylen Everette Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (BAL)
Daylen Everette
CB Georgia
Joe Royer Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (DEN)
Joe Royer
TE Cincinnati
Malachi Fields Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (BAL)
Malachi Fields
WR Notre Dame
De'Zhaun Stribling Head Shot
PICK: 252 RND: 7 (BAL)
De'Zhaun Stribling
WR Ole Miss
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (DEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (KC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (BAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (DEN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Kenyon Sadiq Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (KC)
Kenyon Sadiq
TE Oregon
C.J. Fite Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (DEN)
C.J. Fite
DT Arizona State
Players Gained
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Mike Edwards
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Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueB NeedB- TradesA FutureB-
Fields should have been long gone. The Patriots pounced, and earned a B.

When a board-topper like Malachi Fields slides to slot 115, you do not overthink it, and the Patriots did not. No fireworks, but a solid B.

With edge rusher and interior defensive lineman unsolved, spending premium capital on cornerback is the choice that costs them. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through edge rusher.

The trade work was a quiet net positive. The offense got the lion's share of the attention.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but edge rusher.

Pick Analysis
Pick40 Rnd2 Sonny Styles
They paid sticker price for Sonny Styles in slot 40, and that is fine. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick62 Rnd2 Jake Slaughter
Jake Slaughter in Round 2, Pick 30 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick80 Rnd3 Daylen Everette
Daylen Everette at the Round 3 slot is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick95 Rnd3 Joe Royer
Joe Royer at No. 95 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick115 Rnd4 Malachi Fields
A wide receiver of that caliber at pick 115 is the definition of value, full stop. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick125 Rnd4 Domani Jackson
A want over a need in the 125th pick: Domani Jackson adds a cornerback while edge rusher and interior defensive lineman keeps waiting.
Pick130 Rnd4 Chase Bisontis
No drama and no debate, Chase Bisontis went about where he belonged in pick No. 130. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick168 Rnd5 Kage Casey
Kage Casey at the 168th overall pick is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the offensive lineman. The roster fit checks out.
Pick191 Rnd6 Darius Taylor
They let Darius Taylor come to them and pounced at pick 191. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick202 Rnd6 Trinidad Chambliss
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Trinidad Chambliss at the 202nd overall pick is the proof. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick208 Rnd6 Monroe Mills
They robbed the room for Monroe Mills here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick211 Rnd6 Bud Clark
No edge and no loss on Bud Clark in slot 211; it is a wash and a sensible one. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick246 Rnd7 Trey Zuhn III
Fair-plus on Trey Zuhn III, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick252 Rnd7 De'Zhaun Stribling
De'Zhaun Stribling in No. 252 lands just on the right side of the ledger. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.