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BillyB 'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 1, 2026

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  • BillyB DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (NE)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
Blake Miller Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (NE)
Blake Miller
OT Clemson
Domonique Orange Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (NE)
Domonique Orange
DL Iowa State
Jake Golday Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (NE)
Jake Golday
OLB Cincinnati
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
Zane Durant Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (NE)
Zane Durant
DT Penn State
Oscar Delp Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (NE)
Oscar Delp
TE Georgia
Pat Coogan Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (NE)
Pat Coogan
C Indiana
Kaelon Black Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (NE)
Kaelon Black
RB Indiana
Toriano Pride Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 210 RND: 6 (NE)
Toriano Pride Jr.
CB Missouri
De'Zhaun Stribling Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (NE)
De'Zhaun Stribling
WR Ole Miss
Draft Picks Received
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (KC)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
Domonique Orange Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (KC)
Domonique Orange
DL Iowa State
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-
The Patriots let Golday fall and pounced. Final grade: B.

The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: Jake Golday, No. 95, roughly 35 picks past where he belonged.

They will regret leaving quarterback for another day if the season turns on it. Small wins on the phones, but wins all the same. The Stribling pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over.

On the needs board they went 7 of 8, with edge rusher the one that mattered most.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick40 Rnd2 Dillon Thieneman
They did well to land Dillon Thieneman in pick 40, just ahead of his grade. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick63 Rnd2 Blake Miller
A tidy little value on Blake Miller in No. 63, a step better than break-even. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick74 Rnd3 Domonique Orange
No edge and no loss on Domonique Orange in pick No. 74; it is a wash and a sensible one. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick95 Rnd3 Jake Golday
A top-tier edge rusher at a bargain, Jake Golday in the 95th pick, plain and simple. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick125 Rnd4 Bryce Lance
Good price on Bryce Lance in slot 125, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick131 Rnd4 Eli Raridon
Eli Raridon in Round 4, Pick 31 lands just on the right side of the ledger. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick169 Rnd5 Zane Durant
A reach for Zane Durant in the Round 5 slot; a little patience would have been rewarded. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick189 Rnd6 Oscar Delp
They took Oscar Delp at par in the 189th overall pick, which is nothing to complain about. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick200 Rnd6 Pat Coogan
Pat Coogan at the Round 6 slot nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick207 Rnd6 Kaelon Black
Kaelon Black at Round 6, Pick 28 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick210 Rnd6 Toriano Pride Jr.
A clean, defensible pick in the 210th pick with a little surplus value in Toriano Pride Jr.. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick247 Rnd7 De'Zhaun Stribling
De'Zhaun Stribling at the 247th overall pick jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.