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jim D'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 25, 2026

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  • jim D DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Carnell Tate Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (NE)
Carnell Tate
WR Ohio State
Mansoor Delane Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (NE)
Mansoor Delane
CB LSU
David Bailey Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (NE)
David Bailey
LB-EDGE Texas Tech
Kenyon Sadiq Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (NE)
Kenyon Sadiq
TE Oregon
Kayden McDonald Head Shot
PICK: 96 RND: 3 (NE)
Kayden McDonald
DL Ohio State
Jermod McCoy Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (NE)
Jermod McCoy
CB Tennessee
Cashius Howell Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (NE)
Cashius Howell
DE-EDGE Texas A&M
Jordyn Tyson Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (NE)
Jordyn Tyson
WR Arizona State
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (NE)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Jonah Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (NE)
Jonah Coleman
RB Washington
Michael Taaffe Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (NE)
Michael Taaffe
S Texas
Akheem Mesidor Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (NE)
Akheem Mesidor
DL-EDGE Miami
Connor Lew Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (NE)
Connor Lew
C Auburn
Charles Jagusah Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (NE)
Charles Jagusah
OG Notre Dame
Garrett Nussmeier Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (NE)
Garrett Nussmeier
QB LSU
Draft Picks Received
Mansoor Delane Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (MIN)
Mansoor Delane
CB LSU
Kayden McDonald Head Shot
PICK: 96 RND: 3 (SEA)
Kayden McDonald
DL Ohio State
Jordyn Tyson Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (LV)
Jordyn Tyson
WR Arizona State
Jonah Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (LV)
Jonah Coleman
RB Washington
Charles Jagusah Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (SEA)
Charles Jagusah
OG Notre Dame
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (SEA)
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Draft Picks Traded
Jalen Catalon Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (MIN)
Jalen Catalon
S UNLV
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
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Harrison Smith
S
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Tristan Wirfs
OT
Players traded away
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Anfernee Jennings
LB
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Antonio Gibson
RB
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Carlton Davis III
CB
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DeMario Douglas
WR
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D'Ernest Johnson
RB
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Joshua Dobbs
QB
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Marte Mapu
LB
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Tommy DeVito
QB
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Vederian Lowe
OT
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueA+ NeedB TradesA+ FutureF
The Patriots let Nussmeier fall and pounced. Final grade: B.

This is the pick they will still be bragging about in July: Garrett Nussmeier, the No. 50 name on the board, stolen at Round 7, Pick 30.

They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast. The veteran additions, Tristan Wirfs chief among them, give the class a floor the rookies alone would not.

Job largely done: edge rusher settled and 8 of 8 of the wish list covered. Spend now, pay later; the math only works if this class delivers.

Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Carnell Tate
In Round 1, Pick 30 they get a difference-maker at receiver, and a steal at that. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick49 Rnd2 Mansoor Delane
Somehow Mansoor Delane was still sitting there in the 49th overall pick, and they pounced on premier cornerback value. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick62 Rnd2 David Bailey
Circle this one: David Bailey at No. 62 is a fall that decides a draft. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick94 Rnd3 Kenyon Sadiq
Kenyon Sadiq at the Round 3 slot is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick96 Rnd3 Kayden McDonald
Taking Kayden McDonald in slot 96 is close to grand larceny; an interior defensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick125 Rnd4 Jermod McCoy
They barely believed it either: Jermod McCoy still on the board at pick No. 125. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
Pick130 Rnd4 Cashius Howell
Cashius Howell in the 130th pick is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick134 Rnd4 Jordyn Tyson
Jordyn Tyson at pick 134 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick168 Rnd5 Sonny Styles
They robbed the room for Sonny Styles here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick174 Rnd5 Jonah Coleman
A running back of that caliber at Round 5, Pick 36 is the definition of value, full stop. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick189 Rnd6 Michael Taaffe
Michael Taaffe at the 189th overall pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick200 Rnd6 Akheem Mesidor
A top-tier edge rusher at a bargain, Akheem Mesidor in the 200th pick, plain and simple. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick207 Rnd6 Connor Lew
They will replay Connor Lew at slot 207 for years; that is how good the value is. It fills a real need, too.
Pick211 Rnd6 Charles Jagusah
Steal is underselling it; Charles Jagusah at pick 211 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. The roster fit checks out.
Pick246 Rnd7 Garrett Nussmeier
Garrett Nussmeier in pick No. 246 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.