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RUN ON FEB 24, 2026

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  • SD DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Kenyon Sadiq Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (NE)
Kenyon Sadiq
TE Oregon
Malachi Fields Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (NE)
Malachi Fields
WR Notre Dame
Omar Cooper Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (NE)
Omar Cooper Jr.
WR Indiana
Zakee Wheatley Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (NE)
Zakee Wheatley
S Penn State
Davison Igbinosun Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (NE)
Davison Igbinosun
CB Ohio State
Treydan Stukes Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (NE)
Treydan Stukes
CB Arizona
Rayshaun Benny Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (NE)
Rayshaun Benny
DL Michigan
Nate Boerkircher Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (NE)
Nate Boerkircher
TE Texas A&M
Cole Payton Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (NE)
Cole Payton
QB North Dakota State
Zxavian Harris Head Shot
PICK: 210 RND: 6 (NE)
Zxavian Harris
DT Ole Miss
Eli Heidenreich Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (NE)
Eli Heidenreich
WR Navy
Draft Picks Received
Zakee Wheatley Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
Zakee Wheatley
S Penn State
Draft Picks Traded
Jude Bowry Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (MIN)
Jude Bowry
OT Boston College
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureC+
A sensible, unshowy class lands the Patriots a B-.

Nobody else had Cole Payton anywhere near the Round 6 slot. The Patriots did, by 29 spots, and that gap is the whole story.

A whole weekend of picks and edge rusher is somehow still a want. That is a tight end worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick Analysis
Pick31 Rnd1 Kenyon Sadiq
In the 31st overall pick they get a moveable chess piece at tight end, outstanding value to boot. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick63 Rnd2 Malachi Fields
Malachi Fields in pick No. 63 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick95 Rnd3 Omar Cooper Jr.
Omar Cooper Jr. at Round 3, Pick 31 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick97 Rnd3 Zakee Wheatley
They let Zakee Wheatley come to them and pounced at pick 97. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick131 Rnd4 Davison Igbinosun
They reached a country mile for Davison Igbinosun at No. 131, and the board is aghast. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick169 Rnd5 Treydan Stukes
The board had Treydan Stukes higher than slot 169, and the cornerback fell to them anyway. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
Pick189 Rnd6 Rayshaun Benny
A wild overpay on Rayshaun Benny in the 189th pick, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick200 Rnd6 Nate Boerkircher
They barely believed it either: Nate Boerkircher still on the board at No. 200. It fills a real need, too.
Pick207 Rnd6 Cole Payton
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Cole Payton well ahead of where he belonged. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick210 Rnd6 Zxavian Harris
A premium they did not need to pay, Zxavian Harris a notch or two before his time. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick247 Rnd7 Eli Heidenreich
Eli Heidenreich at Round 7, Pick 31 is money in the bank, a wide receiver taken below his worth. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.