Lape'S MOCK DRAFT
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Lape'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON FEB 10, 2026

First try

  • Lape DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Chris Bell Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (NE)
Chris Bell
WR Louisville
Michael Taaffe Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (NE)
Michael Taaffe
S Texas
Zachariah Branch Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (NE)
Zachariah Branch
WR Georgia
Vincent Anthony Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (NE)
Vincent Anthony Jr.
DE-EDGE Duke
Trey Moore Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (NE)
Trey Moore
LB-EDGE Texas
Kobe Baynes Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (NE)
Kobe Baynes
OG Kansas
Isaiah Jatta Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (NE)
Isaiah Jatta
OT BYU
Trey Zuhn III Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (NE)
Trey Zuhn III
OT Texas A&M
De'Zhaun Stribling Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (NE)
De'Zhaun Stribling
WR Ole Miss
Diego Pavia Head Shot
PICK: 210 RND: 6 (NE)
Diego Pavia
QB Vanderbilt
Will Kacmarek Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (NE)
Will Kacmarek
TE Ohio State
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Patriots checked most of the boxes and earned a B-.

Some picks age like wine; Trey Moore at the Round 4 slot will need to, sitting 52 spots clear of his grade. It nets out to a B-, which feels about right.

A whole weekend of picks and interior defensive lineman is somehow still a want. On value alone, Pavia makes the weekend a net positive.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick31 Rnd1 Chris Bell
In the 31st pick they get a home-run threat at receiver, reach and all. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick63 Rnd2 Michael Taaffe
The board had Michael Taaffe higher than Round 2, Pick 31, and the safety fell to them anyway. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick95 Rnd3 Zachariah Branch
Zachariah Branch is a better player than slot 95 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick125 Rnd4 Vincent Anthony Jr.
Vincent Anthony Jr. at the Round 4 slot is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick131 Rnd4 Trey Moore
Trey Moore at No. 131 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick169 Rnd5 Kobe Baynes
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Kobe Baynes. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick189 Rnd6 Isaiah Jatta
A reach on Isaiah Jatta in the 189th pick; the board had better options right there. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick200 Rnd6 Trey Zuhn III
Trey Zuhn III in the 200th overall pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick207 Rnd6 De'Zhaun Stribling
No drama and no debate, De'Zhaun Stribling went about where he belonged in the Round 6 slot. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick210 Rnd6 Diego Pavia
Value with a capital V on Diego Pavia in No. 210, a genuine coup. The roster fit checks out.
Pick247 Rnd7 Will Kacmarek
Will Kacmarek at pick 247 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the tight end. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.