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drew179'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 2, 2026

Pats @ 31 (03/02)

  • drew179 DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (NE)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Max Klare Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (NE)
Max Klare
TE Ohio State
Ja'Kobi Lane Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (NE)
Ja'Kobi Lane
WR USC
Bud Clark Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (NE)
Bud Clark
S TCU
Jalon Kilgore Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (NE)
Jalon Kilgore
CB South Carolina
Aamil Wagner Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (NE)
Aamil Wagner
OT Notre Dame
Dallen Bentley Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (NE)
Dallen Bentley
TE Utah
Jalon Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (NE)
Jalon Daniels
QB Kansas
VJ Payne Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (NE)
VJ Payne
S Kansas State
Eric O'Neill Head Shot
PICK: 210 RND: 6 (NE)
Eric O'Neill
DE-EDGE Rutgers
Trey Zuhn III Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (NE)
Trey Zuhn III
OT Texas A&M
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Patriots kept it disciplined and banked a B-.

You can hear the double-takes from here. The Patriots took Eric O'Neill at No. 210, roughly 52 spots before his name belonged.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped interior defensive lineman, which is a strange place to end up. That Kilgore pick is the receipt they will wave around later.

Job largely done: edge rusher settled and 6 of 8 of the wish list covered.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick31 Rnd1 Sonny Styles
In the 31st pick they get a sideline-to-sideline linebacker, and a steal at that.
Pick63 Rnd2 Max Klare
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Max Klare in No. 63. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick95 Rnd3 Ja'Kobi Lane
A clean, defensible pick in the Round 3 slot with a little surplus value in Ja'Kobi Lane. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick125 Rnd4 Bud Clark
By-the-book stuff, Bud Clark at the 125th overall pick squarely in line with his ranking. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick131 Rnd4 Jalon Kilgore
A slide stopped in pick 131, with Jalon Kilgore worth more than the price. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick169 Rnd5 Aamil Wagner
They did well to land Aamil Wagner in slot 169, just ahead of his grade. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick189 Rnd6 Dallen Bentley
Dallen Bentley at Round 6, Pick 10 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick200 Rnd6 Jalon Daniels
They reached into another round for Jalon Daniels, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick207 Rnd6 VJ Payne
Quietly one of the better values of the day, VJ Payne at pick No. 207. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick210 Rnd6 Eric O'Neill
They talked themselves into Eric O'Neill at slot 210, and the board did not agree. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick247 Rnd7 Trey Zuhn III
They paid sticker price for Trey Zuhn III in pick 247, and that is fine. It fills a real need, too.