LoveSchlong'S MOCK DRAFT
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LoveSchlong'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 8, 2026

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  • LoveSchlong DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Caleb Downs Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (NE)
Caleb Downs
S Ohio State
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (NE)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Will Lee III Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (NE)
Will Lee III
CB Texas A&M
Omar Cooper Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (NE)
Omar Cooper Jr.
WR Indiana
Joe Royer Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (NE)
Joe Royer
TE Cincinnati
Jacob Rodriguez Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (NE)
Jacob Rodriguez
LB Texas Tech
LJ Martin Head Shot
PICK: 191 RND: 6 (NE)
LJ Martin
RB BYU
Jermaine Mathews Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (NE)
Jermaine Mathews Jr.
CB Ohio State
Darius Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 208 RND: 6 (NE)
Darius Taylor
RB Minnesota
CJ Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (NE)
CJ Daniels
WR Miami
Miller Moss Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (NE)
Miller Moss
QB Louisville
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueA NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Patriots cashed the board's mistake on Royer: B.

Thirty-one other rooms let Joe Royer slide, and the Patriots were the ones holding the card at the 130th pick. Highway robbery.

The edge rusher hole is the one line item this class does not answer. Nearly every premium pick went to that side of the ball.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Caleb Downs
Caleb Downs at pick 30 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick62 Rnd2 Arvell Reese
They will replay Arvell Reese at No. 62 for years; that is how good the value is. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick94 Rnd3 Will Lee III
Will Lee III at the 94th pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick125 Rnd4 Omar Cooper Jr.
A wide receiver of that caliber at Round 4, Pick 25 is the definition of value, full stop. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick130 Rnd4 Joe Royer
Joe Royer in slot 130 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick168 Rnd5 Jacob Rodriguez
They took Jacob Rodriguez at par in pick No. 168, which is nothing to complain about. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
Pick191 Rnd6 LJ Martin
Steal is underselling it; LJ Martin at the 191st overall pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick202 Rnd6 Jermaine Mathews Jr.
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Jermaine Mathews Jr. at the Round 6 slot is the proof. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
Pick208 Rnd6 Darius Taylor
They robbed the room for Darius Taylor here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick211 Rnd6 CJ Daniels
The board fumbled CJ Daniels all the way to Round 6, Pick 30, and they scooped it up. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick246 Rnd7 Miller Moss
Taking Miller Moss in No. 246 is close to grand larceny; a quarterback that good had no business lasting this long. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.