CSMCStorm'S MOCK DRAFT
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CSMCStorm'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 4, 2026

Pats 2026

  • CSMCStorm DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (NE)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (NE)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Bryce Lance Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (NE)
Bryce Lance
WR North Dakota State
Blake Miller Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (NE)
Blake Miller
OT Clemson
Chris Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (NE)
Chris Johnson
CB San Diego State
Terrance Carter Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (NE)
Terrance Carter Jr.
TE Texas Tech
Zane Durant Head Shot
PICK: 191 RND: 6 (NE)
Zane Durant
DT Penn State
Oscar Delp Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (NE)
Oscar Delp
TE Georgia
Gracen Halton Head Shot
PICK: 201 RND: 6 (NE)
Gracen Halton
DL Oklahoma
Bud Clark Head Shot
PICK: 208 RND: 6 (NE)
Bud Clark
S TCU
Cam Calhoun Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (NE)
Cam Calhoun
CB Alabama
Drayk Bowen Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (NE)
Drayk Bowen
LB Notre Dame
De'Zhaun Stribling Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (NE)
De'Zhaun Stribling
WR Ole Miss
Draft Picks Received
Bryce Lance Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (DAL)
Bryce Lance
WR North Dakota State
Terrance Carter Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (DAL)
Terrance Carter Jr.
TE Texas Tech
Oscar Delp Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (ATL)
Oscar Delp
TE Georgia
Drayk Bowen Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (DAL)
Drayk Bowen
LB Notre Dame
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (DAL)
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Draft Picks Traded
Nicholas Singleton Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (DAL)
Nicholas Singleton
RB Penn State
Albert Regis Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (ATL)
Albert Regis
DL Texas A&M
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB- TradesC+ FutureB-
Best value of the weekend goes to the Patriots for Slaughter: B-.

For all the boxes ticked, the Patriots skipped the loudest one: edge rusher is exactly as bare as it was. They moved the roster forward and banked a B- for it.

The Slaughter value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere. Every board in the league had Lance lower, and that gap is the story.

The roster is better shaped than it was, with wide receiver chief among the fixes.

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Arvell Reese
In slot 30 they get a green-dot type in the middle, outstanding value to boot.
Pick62 Rnd2 Jake Slaughter
Somehow Jake Slaughter was still sitting there in pick 62, and they pounced on premier offensive lineman value. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick114 Rnd4 Bryce Lance
A conviction pick on Bryce Lance at the 114th pick that the board grades a round light. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick129 Rnd4 Blake Miller
Blake Miller at No. 129 is a conviction pick that outran the value. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick130 Rnd4 Chris Johnson
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Chris Johnson at the 130th overall pick is the proof. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick153 Rnd5 Terrance Carter Jr.
Terrance Carter Jr. at the Round 5 slot is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It fills a real need, too.
Pick191 Rnd6 Zane Durant
They paid sticker price for Zane Durant in the Round 6 slot, and that is fine. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick194 Rnd6 Oscar Delp
Oscar Delp in the 194th overall pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick201 Rnd6 Gracen Halton
They took Gracen Halton at par in pick No. 201, which is nothing to complain about. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick208 Rnd6 Bud Clark
Bud Clark in slot 208 is fair value, right on his grade. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick211 Rnd6 Cam Calhoun
They paid a round early for Cam Calhoun in Round 6, Pick 30, more than the board wanted. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
Pick225 Rnd7 Drayk Bowen
By-the-book stuff, Drayk Bowen at pick 225 squarely in line with his ranking. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Pick246 Rnd7 De'Zhaun Stribling
A market-rate wide receiver, with the board and the slot shaking hands on De'Zhaun Stribling. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.