Arcadiuz'S MOCK DRAFT
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Arcadiuz'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 22, 2026

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  • Arcadiuz DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Emmanuel Pregnon Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (NE)
Emmanuel Pregnon
OG Oregon
Max Iheanachor Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (NE)
Max Iheanachor
OT Arizona State
Elijah Sarratt Head Shot
PICK: 96 RND: 3 (NE)
Elijah Sarratt
WR Indiana
Michael Trigg Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (NE)
Michael Trigg
TE Baylor
Jalon Kilgore Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (NE)
Jalon Kilgore
CB South Carolina
Mikail Kamara Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (NE)
Mikail Kamara
DE-EDGE Indiana
DeMonte Capehart Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (NE)
DeMonte Capehart
DT Clemson
Patrick Payton Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (NE)
Patrick Payton
DE-EDGE LSU
Jimmy Rolder Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (NE)
Jimmy Rolder
LB Michigan
Matt Gulbin Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (NE)
Matt Gulbin
C Michigan State
Kaleb Elarms-Orr Head Shot
PICK: 199 RND: 6 (NE)
Kaleb Elarms-Orr
LB TCU
Zane Durant Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (NE)
Zane Durant
DT Penn State
Domani Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (NE)
Domani Jackson
CB Alabama
Jeff Caldwell Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (NE)
Jeff Caldwell
WR Cincinnati
John Michael Gyllenborg Head Shot
PICK: 221 RND: 7 (NE)
John Michael Gyllenborg
TE Wyoming
Aiden Fisher Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (NE)
Aiden Fisher
LB Indiana
Draft Picks Received
Emmanuel Pregnon Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (GB)
Emmanuel Pregnon
OG Oregon
Elijah Sarratt Head Shot
PICK: 96 RND: 3 (SEA)
Elijah Sarratt
WR Indiana
Michael Trigg Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (GB)
Michael Trigg
TE Baylor
DeMonte Capehart Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (GB)
DeMonte Capehart
DT Clemson
Patrick Payton Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (WSH)
Patrick Payton
DE-EDGE LSU
Jimmy Rolder Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (SEA)
Jimmy Rolder
LB Michigan
Kaleb Elarms-Orr Head Shot
PICK: 199 RND: 6 (CIN)
Kaleb Elarms-Orr
LB TCU
Domani Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (WSH)
Domani Jackson
CB Alabama
John Michael Gyllenborg Head Shot
PICK: 221 RND: 7 (CIN)
John Michael Gyllenborg
TE Wyoming
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (GB)
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Draft Picks Traded
Jermod McCoy Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (GB)
Jermod McCoy
CB Tennessee
Keith Abney II Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (SEA)
Keith Abney II
CB Arizona State
Julian Neal Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (WSH)
Julian Neal
CB Arkansas
Kevin Coleman Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 191 RND: 6 (CIN)
Kevin Coleman Jr.
WR Missouri
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB- TradesC FutureB
The Patriots did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B-.

There was a run on nobody at that position, and the Patriots started one anyway for Patrick Payton, 71 picks ahead of schedule. Call it a sensible B-, earned the boring way.

However the rest shakes out, Jackson at that price is a win they earned. A whole weekend of picks and safety is somehow still a want.

Job largely done: edge rusher settled and 5 of 8 of the wish list covered. Quantity was the play, for better or worse.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the safety spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick52 Rnd2 Emmanuel Pregnon
Emmanuel Pregnon in the 52nd overall pick is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick63 Rnd2 Max Iheanachor
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Max Iheanachor at the 63rd pick is the proof. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick96 Rnd3 Elijah Sarratt
Taking Elijah Sarratt in the Round 3 slot is close to grand larceny; a wide receiver that good had no business lasting this long. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick120 Rnd4 Michael Trigg
Michael Trigg at slot 120 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick125 Rnd4 Jalon Kilgore
Jalon Kilgore at Round 4, Pick 25 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick131 Rnd4 Mikail Kamara
They reached into another round for Mikail Kamara, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick153 Rnd5 DeMonte Capehart
Value with a capital V on DeMonte Capehart in Round 5, Pick 13, a genuine coup. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick187 Rnd6 Patrick Payton
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Patrick Payton well ahead of where he belonged. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick188 Rnd6 Jimmy Rolder
This one needs a full-page explanation: Jimmy Rolder in the 188th pick, miles early. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick198 Rnd6 Matt Gulbin
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Matt Gulbin in pick No. 198. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick199 Rnd6 Kaleb Elarms-Orr
Kaleb Elarms-Orr slipping to No. 199 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
Pick202 Rnd6 Zane Durant
Zane Durant at the 202nd overall pick is money in the bank, a interior defensive lineman taken below his worth. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick209 Rnd6 Domani Jackson
Domani Jackson in pick 209 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
Pick212 Rnd6 Jeff Caldwell
You do not let a wide receiver like Jeff Caldwell reach the Round 6 slot and blink. They did not. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick221 Rnd7 John Michael Gyllenborg
A real head-scratcher, John Michael Gyllenborg in the 221st overall pick is miles ahead of his ranking. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick247 Rnd7 Aiden Fisher
Aiden Fisher at No. 247 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.