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jim D'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 24, 2026

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Draft Selections
Mansoor Delane Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (NE)
Mansoor Delane
CB LSU
Carnell Tate Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (NE)
Carnell Tate
WR Ohio State
David Bailey Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (NE)
David Bailey
LB-EDGE Texas Tech
Spencer Fano Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (NE)
Spencer Fano
OT Utah
Kenyon Sadiq Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (NE)
Kenyon Sadiq
TE Oregon
Kayden McDonald Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (NE)
Kayden McDonald
DL Ohio State
Fernando Mendoza Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (NE)
Fernando Mendoza
QB Indiana
Jermod McCoy Head Shot
PICK: 96 RND: 3 (NE)
Jermod McCoy
CB Tennessee
Jordyn Tyson Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (NE)
Jordyn Tyson
WR Arizona State
Cashius Howell Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (NE)
Cashius Howell
DE-EDGE Texas A&M
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (NE)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (NE)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Jonah Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (NE)
Jonah Coleman
RB Washington
Connor Lew Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (NE)
Connor Lew
C Auburn
Colton Hood Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (NE)
Colton Hood
CB Tennessee
Romello Height Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (NE)
Romello Height
DE-EDGE Texas Tech
Lee Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (NE)
Lee Hunter
DT Texas Tech
Draft Picks Received
Mansoor Delane Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (CLE)
Mansoor Delane
CB LSU
Carnell Tate Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (LAR)
Carnell Tate
WR Ohio State
Kenyon Sadiq Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (CLE)
Kenyon Sadiq
TE Oregon
Kayden McDonald Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (CIN)
Kayden McDonald
DL Ohio State
Jermod McCoy Head Shot
PICK: 96 RND: 3 (SEA)
Jermod McCoy
CB Tennessee
Jordyn Tyson Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (CIN)
Jordyn Tyson
WR Arizona State
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (CLE)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
Romello Height Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (DEN)
Romello Height
DE-EDGE Texas Tech
Lee Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (CLE)
Lee Hunter
DT Texas Tech
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (CLE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (CLE)
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Draft Picks Traded
Bryce Lance Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (SEA)
Bryce Lance
WR North Dakota State
Germie Bernard Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (LV)
Germie Bernard
WR Alabama
Eric McAlister Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (CIN)
Eric McAlister
WR TCU
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (ARI)
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Players Gained
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Kolton Miller
OT
Players traded away
Head Shot
Anfernee Jennings
LB
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Antonio Gibson
RB
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Carlton Davis III
CB
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Charles Woods
CB
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Christian Barmore
DT
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DeMario Douglas
WR
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Jahlani Tavai
LB
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Jaylinn Hawkins
S
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Joshua Dobbs
QB
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Lorenz Metz
OT
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Mack Hollins
WR
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Miles Battle
CB
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Richie Grant
S
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Tommy DeVito
QB
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Vederian Lowe
OT
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall D-
ValueA+ NeedB TradesF FutureF
Best value of the weekend goes to the Patriots for Hood: D-.

The board owed the Patriots one, and it paid up: Colton Hood, the No. 29 name on the board, sitting there at the 246th pick like a gift left on the doorstep. The process wobbled, and the D- is where it lands.

The trade table is where this weekend went wrong. Spend now, pay later; the math only works if this class delivers.

Adding Kolton Miller by trade rounds out the weekend beyond the rookies. They went 8 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

In the end, a class the front office will want to grow past quickly.

Pick Analysis
Pick24 Rnd1 Mansoor Delane
In Round 1, Pick 24 they get an island corner, outstanding value to boot.
Pick29 Rnd1 Carnell Tate
In pick 29 they get a true top target at a price that makes it sweeter. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick30 Rnd1 David Bailey
In pick No. 30 they get a bendy edge with upside, and a steal at that. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick62 Rnd2 Spencer Fano
Spencer Fano at slot 62 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick70 Rnd3 Kenyon Sadiq
Kenyon Sadiq in No. 70 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. The roster fit checks out.
Pick72 Rnd3 Kayden McDonald
A top-tier interior defensive lineman at a bargain, Kayden McDonald in the Round 3 slot, plain and simple. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick94 Rnd3 Fernando Mendoza
They robbed the room for Fernando Mendoza here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It fills a real need, too.
Pick96 Rnd3 Jermod McCoy
They will replay Jermod McCoy at the 96th pick for years; that is how good the value is. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
Pick110 Rnd4 Jordyn Tyson
Jordyn Tyson in the 110th overall pick is a gift, value that borders on unfair. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick125 Rnd4 Cashius Howell
Cashius Howell at the Round 4 slot is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick139 Rnd5 Dillon Thieneman
Dillon Thieneman at No. 139 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick168 Rnd5 Sonny Styles
A linebacker of that caliber at the 168th pick is the definition of value, full stop. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick189 Rnd6 Jonah Coleman
Jonah Coleman in pick 189 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick209 Rnd6 Connor Lew
Taking Connor Lew in pick No. 209 is close to grand larceny; an offensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick246 Rnd7 Colton Hood
They barely believed it either: Colton Hood still on the board at Round 7, Pick 30. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
Pick247 Rnd7 Romello Height
Steal is underselling it; Romello Height at slot 247 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick248 Rnd7 Lee Hunter
Circle this one: Lee Hunter at pick 248 is a fall that decides a draft. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.