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SD'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAY 25, 2026

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Draft Selections
Nick Marsh Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (NE)
Nick Marsh
WR Indiana
Maraad Watson Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (NE)
Maraad Watson
DT Texas
Raylen Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (NE)
Raylen Wilson
LB Georgia
Daevin Hobbs Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (NE)
Daevin Hobbs
DL Tennessee
Elliot Washington II Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (NE)
Elliot Washington II
CB Penn State
Princewill Umanmielen Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (NE)
Princewill Umanmielen
LB-EDGE Ole Miss
Dante Dowdell Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (NE)
Dante Dowdell
RB Kentucky
Christian Gray Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (NE)
Christian Gray
CB Notre Dame
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Patriots did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B-.

Every other box got a look, but safety did not. The Patriots will head to camp with the same hole they walked in with.

They are betting Wilson proves the room right and everyone else wrong. The roster is better shaped than it was, with edge rusher chief among the fixes. The weekend tilted hard toward the defense.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick94 Rnd3 Nick Marsh
Nick Marsh in the 94th overall pick lands just on the right side of the ledger. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick130 Rnd4 Maraad Watson
Maraad Watson at the Round 4 slot is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the interior defensive lineman. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick168 Rnd5 Raylen Wilson
Raylen Wilson at pick 168 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick189 Rnd6 Daevin Hobbs
They paid a round early for Daevin Hobbs in No. 189, more than the board wanted. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick200 Rnd6 Elliot Washington II
A reach for Elliot Washington II in the 200th pick; a little patience would have been rewarded. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick207 Rnd6 Princewill Umanmielen
Princewill Umanmielen in Round 6, Pick 28 is fair value, right on his grade. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick209 Rnd6 Dante Dowdell
The board had cheaper options than Dante Dowdell at slot 209, and it noticed. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick246 Rnd7 Christian Gray
A straight-up fair deal on Christian Gray at pick No. 246, value and slot in agreement. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.