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SD'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON FEB 15, 2026

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  • SD DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Ja'Kobi Lane Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (NE)
Ja'Kobi Lane
WR USC
Caden Curry Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (NE)
Caden Curry
DE Ohio State
Jakobe Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (NE)
Jakobe Thomas
S Miami
Beau Stephens Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (NE)
Beau Stephens
OG Iowa
Treydan Stukes Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (NE)
Treydan Stukes
CB Arizona
Cole Payton Head Shot
PICK: 210 RND: 6 (NE)
Cole Payton
QB North Dakota State
Will Kacmarek Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (NE)
Will Kacmarek
TE Ohio State
Draft Picks Received
Ja'Kobi Lane Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (MIA)
Ja'Kobi Lane
WR USC
Caden Curry Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (CLE)
Caden Curry
DE Ohio State
Draft Picks Traded
Colton Hood Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (LV)
Colton Hood
CB Tennessee
Josiah Trotter Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (LV)
Josiah Trotter
LB Missouri
Taurean York Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (MIA)
Taurean York
LB Texas A&M
Taylen Green Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (CLE)
Taylen Green
QB Arkansas
Quinten Joyner Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (MIA)
Quinten Joyner
RB Texas Tech
Daevin Hobbs Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (CLE)
Daevin Hobbs
DL Tennessee
Players Gained
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Maxx Crosby
DE
Players traded away
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Christian Elliss
LB
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Garrett Bradbury
C
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Marcus Bryant
OT
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Stefon Diggs
WR
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B+
ValueB- NeedB TradesA+ FutureB-
The Patriots won the night they stopped Lane from sliding. Grade: B+.

The real work happened on the phones. The Patriots fleeced their trade partners, turning their picks into a noticeably bigger pile than they started with. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B+.

They banked enough surplus on Lane to cover a lot of smaller sins. For all the activity, interior defensive lineman went untouched, which is hard to explain.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but interior defensive lineman.

Pick Analysis
Pick90 Rnd3 Ja'Kobi Lane
Ja'Kobi Lane at the 90th overall pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick107 Rnd4 Caden Curry
They paid sticker price for Caden Curry in the Round 4 slot, and that is fine. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick125 Rnd4 Jakobe Thomas
A market-rate safety, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Jakobe Thomas. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick131 Rnd4 Beau Stephens
A reach for Beau Stephens in pick 131; a little patience would have been rewarded. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick169 Rnd5 Treydan Stukes
Value with a capital V on Treydan Stukes in pick No. 169, a genuine coup. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick210 Rnd6 Cole Payton
Cole Payton at slot 210 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the quarterback. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick247 Rnd7 Will Kacmarek
Will Kacmarek in the Round 7 slot is fair value, right on his grade. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.