DaveDanc'S MOCK DRAFT
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DaveDanc'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 19, 2026

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Draft Selections
KC Concepcion Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (NE)
KC Concepcion
WR Texas A&M
Anthony Hill Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (NE)
Anthony Hill Jr.
LB Texas
Eli Stowers Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (NE)
Eli Stowers
TE Vanderbilt
Isaiah World Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (NE)
Isaiah World
OT Oregon
Kaleb Proctor Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (NE)
Kaleb Proctor
DL SE Louisiana
Ar'maj Reed-Adams Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (NE)
Ar'maj Reed-Adams
OG Texas A&M
Ephesians Prysock Head Shot
PICK: 191 RND: 6 (NE)
Ephesians Prysock
CB Washington
Dae'Quan Wright Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (NE)
Dae'Quan Wright
TE Ole Miss
VJ Payne Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (NE)
VJ Payne
S Kansas State
Jaydn Ott Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (NE)
Jaydn Ott
RB Oklahoma
Draft Picks Received
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (ARI)
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Draft Picks Traded
Bobby Jamison-Travis Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (ARI)
Bobby Jamison-Travis
DT Auburn
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesC+ FutureB-
Larceny in the Round 3 slot lands the Patriots a B, Stowers and all.

The Patriots did not reach, did not trade up, did not blink. They just waited, and Eli Stowers fell into pick No. 95. The bottom line is a respectable B.

Every board in the league had World lower, and that gap is the story. They punted on edge rusher, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick Analysis
Pick31 Rnd1 KC Concepcion
In pick No. 31 they get a go-to option on the outside at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick63 Rnd2 Anthony Hill Jr.
Circle this one: Anthony Hill Jr. at the Round 2 slot is a fall that decides a draft. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick95 Rnd3 Eli Stowers
Eli Stowers in the 95th overall pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. The roster fit checks out.
Pick125 Rnd4 Isaiah World
Isaiah World at slot 125 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick131 Rnd4 Kaleb Proctor
They paid sticker price for Kaleb Proctor in pick 131, and that is fine. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick171 Rnd5 Ar'maj Reed-Adams
A straight-up fair deal on Ar'maj Reed-Adams at Round 5, Pick 31, value and slot in agreement. It fills a real need, too.
Pick191 Rnd6 Ephesians Prysock
No edge and no loss on Ephesians Prysock in the 191st pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick202 Rnd6 Dae'Quan Wright
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Dae'Quan Wright at No. 202. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick212 Rnd6 VJ Payne
VJ Payne at the Round 6 slot is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick247 Rnd7 Jaydn Ott
Jaydn Ott at slot 247 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.