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Arcadiuz'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 29, 2026

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  • Arcadiuz DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Caleb Banks Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (NE)
Caleb Banks
DE Florida
Deontae Lawson Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (NE)
Deontae Lawson
LB Alabama
Omar Cooper Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (NE)
Omar Cooper Jr.
WR Indiana
Bryce Lance Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (NE)
Bryce Lance
WR North Dakota State
Ar'maj Reed-Adams Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (NE)
Ar'maj Reed-Adams
OG Texas A&M
DJ Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (NE)
DJ Campbell
OG Texas
Jaren Kanak Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (NE)
Jaren Kanak
TE Oklahoma
Bryce Foster Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (NE)
Bryce Foster
C Kansas
Robert Spears-Jennings Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (NE)
Robert Spears-Jennings
S Oklahoma
Fernando Carmona Head Shot
PICK: 210 RND: 6 (NE)
Fernando Carmona
OT Arkansas
Jordan Hall Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (NE)
Jordan Hall
DL Georgia
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
A sensible, unshowy class lands the Patriots a B-.

For all the names on the card, the loudest question went unanswered. The Patriots walked out of the weekend still thin at quarterback, a hole that has a way of deciding seasons. Call it a sensible B-, earned the boring way.

On value alone, Cooper Jr. makes the weekend a net positive. They left with edge rusher solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

Good work on the whole, with quarterback the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick31 Rnd1 Caleb Banks
In the 31st overall pick they get a bendy edge with upside. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick63 Rnd2 Deontae Lawson
Deontae Lawson at Round 2, Pick 31 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick95 Rnd3 Omar Cooper Jr.
Omar Cooper Jr. at pick No. 95 is money in the bank, a wide receiver taken below his worth. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick125 Rnd4 Bryce Lance
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Bryce Lance at pick 125 is the proof. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick131 Rnd4 Ar'maj Reed-Adams
Ar'maj Reed-Adams at the Round 4 slot is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick169 Rnd5 DJ Campbell
A clean, defensible pick in the 169th pick with a little surplus value in DJ Campbell. It fills a real need, too.
Pick189 Rnd6 Jaren Kanak
A straight-up fair deal on Jaren Kanak at slot 189, value and slot in agreement. The roster fit checks out.
Pick200 Rnd6 Bryce Foster
By-the-book stuff, Bryce Foster at No. 200 squarely in line with his ranking. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick207 Rnd6 Robert Spears-Jennings
A market-rate safety, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Robert Spears-Jennings. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick210 Rnd6 Fernando Carmona
Fernando Carmona at the 210th pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick247 Rnd7 Jordan Hall
Jordan Hall in Round 7, Pick 31 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.