dagray08'S MOCK DRAFT
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dagray08'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON FEB 10, 2026

Jan26

  • dagray08 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Germie Bernard Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (NE)
Germie Bernard
WR Alabama
Zakee Wheatley Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (NE)
Zakee Wheatley
S Penn State
Connor Lew Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (NE)
Connor Lew
C Auburn
Jude Bowry Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (NE)
Jude Bowry
OT Boston College
Keylan Rutledge Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (NE)
Keylan Rutledge
OG Georgia Tech
CJ Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (NE)
CJ Daniels
WR Miami
Antonio Kite Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (NE)
Antonio Kite
CB Ole Miss
Quinten Joyner Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (NE)
Quinten Joyner
RB Texas Tech
Josh Cuevas Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (NE)
Josh Cuevas
TE Alabama
Daevin Hobbs Head Shot
PICK: 210 RND: 6 (NE)
Daevin Hobbs
DL Tennessee
Tosh Baker Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (NE)
Tosh Baker
OT Notre Dame
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Patriots won the night they stopped Daniels from sliding. Grade: B-.

When a board-topper like CJ Daniels slides to the 169th pick, you do not overthink it, and the Patriots did not. They moved the roster forward and banked a B- for it.

A whole weekend of picks and edge rusher is somehow still a want. They are betting Wheatley proves the room right and everyone else wrong.

They went 6 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for. The offense got the lion's share of the attention.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick31 Rnd1 Germie Bernard
In pick No. 31 they get a difference-maker at receiver, even if it was a touch early. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick63 Rnd2 Zakee Wheatley
They reached a country mile for Zakee Wheatley at the 63rd pick, and the board is aghast. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick95 Rnd3 Connor Lew
Connor Lew at Round 3, Pick 31 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick125 Rnd4 Jude Bowry
They did well to land Jude Bowry in the Round 4 slot, just ahead of his grade. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick131 Rnd4 Keylan Rutledge
A quiet steal in the 131st overall pick: Keylan Rutledge for less than the market said. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick169 Rnd5 CJ Daniels
They robbed the room for CJ Daniels here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick189 Rnd6 Antonio Kite
No edge and no loss on Antonio Kite in slot 189; it is a wash and a sensible one. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick200 Rnd6 Quinten Joyner
They let Quinten Joyner come to them and pounced at pick 200. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick207 Rnd6 Josh Cuevas
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Josh Cuevas at Round 6, Pick 28 is the proof. The roster fit checks out.
Pick210 Rnd6 Daevin Hobbs
A market-rate interior defensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Daevin Hobbs. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick247 Rnd7 Tosh Baker
Tosh Baker in pick No. 247 lands just on the right side of the ledger. It fills a real need, too.