Arcadiuz'S MOCK DRAFT
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Arcadiuz'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON FEB 17, 2026

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  • Arcadiuz DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (NE)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Blake Miller Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (NE)
Blake Miller
OT Clemson
Malachi Fields Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (NE)
Malachi Fields
WR Notre Dame
J.C. Davis Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (NE)
J.C. Davis
OT Illinois
Eli Raridon Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (NE)
Eli Raridon
TE Notre Dame
Patrick Payton Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (NE)
Patrick Payton
DL-EDGE LSU
Bud Clark Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (NE)
Bud Clark
S TCU
Keyshaun Elliott Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (NE)
Keyshaun Elliott
LB Arizona State
Zavion Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (NE)
Zavion Thomas
WR LSU
Josh Cuevas Head Shot
PICK: 210 RND: 6 (NE)
Josh Cuevas
TE Alabama
Dominic Zvada Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (NE)
Dominic Zvada
PK Michigan
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
The Patriots kept it disciplined and banked a B-.

The Patriots looked at the value chart, folded it up, and took Patrick Payton at the 169th pick regardless, 59 picks early.

Getting Fields where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through interior defensive lineman.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick31 Rnd1 Sonny Styles
Sonny Styles at the 31st pick is money in the bank, a linebacker taken below his worth. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick63 Rnd2 Blake Miller
Blake Miller in the Round 2 slot is fair value, right on his grade. It fills a real need, too.
Pick95 Rnd3 Malachi Fields
Taking Malachi Fields in Round 3, Pick 31 is close to grand larceny; a wide receiver that good had no business lasting this long. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick125 Rnd4 J.C. Davis
They took J.C. Davis at par in slot 125, which is nothing to complain about. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick131 Rnd4 Eli Raridon
Eli Raridon in No. 131 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. The roster fit checks out.
Pick169 Rnd5 Patrick Payton
Patrick Payton at the 169th overall pick is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick189 Rnd6 Bud Clark
A conviction pick on Bud Clark at pick 189 that the board grades a round light. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick200 Rnd6 Keyshaun Elliott
They paid sticker price for Keyshaun Elliott in the 200th overall pick, and that is fine. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
Pick207 Rnd6 Zavion Thomas
A market-rate wide receiver, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Zavion Thomas. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick210 Rnd6 Josh Cuevas
Josh Cuevas at the Round 6 slot is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick247 Rnd7 Dominic Zvada
They talked themselves into Dominic Zvada at No. 247, and the board did not agree. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.