SD'S MOCK DRAFT

SD'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON FEB 13, 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
Austin Barber Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (NE)
Austin Barber
OT Florida
Caden Curry Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (NE)
Caden Curry
DE Ohio State
Bryce Lance Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (NE)
Bryce Lance
WR North Dakota State
Logan Jones Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (NE)
Logan Jones
C Iowa
Davison Igbinosun Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (NE)
Davison Igbinosun
CB Ohio State
Eric McAlister Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (NE)
Eric McAlister
WR TCU
Keyron Crawford Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (NE)
Keyron Crawford
DE Auburn
Daevin Hobbs Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (NE)
Daevin Hobbs
DL Tennessee
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 Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Patriots kept it disciplined and banked a B-.

The Patriots torched the value chart for Keyron Crawford, taking him 37 spots sooner than anyone had him slotted. Call it a sensible B-, earned the boring way.

If one pick saves this weekend, it is Igbinosun. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through safety.

They left with edge rusher solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off. Almost all the early capital went to that side of the ball.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick31 Rnd1 Kenyon Sadiq
Kenyon Sadiq at No. 31 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick63 Rnd2 Austin Barber
This one needs a full-page explanation: Austin Barber in slot 63, miles early. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick95 Rnd3 Caden Curry
A premium they did not need to pay, Caden Curry a notch or two before his time. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick125 Rnd4 Bryce Lance
Bryce Lance slipping to Round 4, Pick 25 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick131 Rnd4 Logan Jones
No drama and no debate, Logan Jones went about where he belonged in pick 131. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick169 Rnd5 Davison Igbinosun
They will replay Davison Igbinosun at the Round 5 slot for years; that is how good the value is. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick189 Rnd6 Eric McAlister
Value with a capital V on Eric McAlister in Round 6, Pick 10, a genuine coup. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick200 Rnd6 Keyron Crawford
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Keyron Crawford well ahead of where he belonged. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick207 Rnd6 Daevin Hobbs
They liked Daevin Hobbs enough to skip the value, taking him in pick 207. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick210 Rnd6 Cole Payton
Cole Payton in pick No. 210 lands just on the right side of the ledger. It fills a real need, too.
Pick247 Rnd7 Will Kacmarek
Will Kacmarek at the 247th pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.