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pj_doucette'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 16, 2026

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  • pj_doucette DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Mansoor Delane Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (NE)
Mansoor Delane
CB LSU
Caleb Banks Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (NE)
Caleb Banks
DL Florida
Anthony Hill Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (NE)
Anthony Hill Jr.
LB Texas
Malachi Fields Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (NE)
Malachi Fields
WR Notre Dame
Jude Bowry Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (NE)
Jude Bowry
OT Boston College
Beau Stephens Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (NE)
Beau Stephens
OG Iowa
Zane Durant Head Shot
PICK: 191 RND: 6 (NE)
Zane Durant
DT Penn State
Harrison Wallace III Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (NE)
Harrison Wallace III
WR Ole Miss
Sawyer Robertson Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (NE)
Sawyer Robertson
QB Baylor
Jeff Caldwell Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (NE)
Jeff Caldwell
WR Cincinnati
Jalon Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (NE)
Jalon Daniels
QB Kansas
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueA- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Patriots and Hill Jr.: B.

The rest of the league will want that one back. Anthony Hill Jr. tumbling to the Patriots in Round 3, Pick 31 is a gift they did not have to think twice about. More right than wrong, and a B to match.

They will regret leaving edge rusher for another day if the season turns on it. The Caldwell pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. They left with wide receiver solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick31 Rnd1 Mansoor Delane
They will replay Mansoor Delane at No. 31 for years; that is how good the value is. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick63 Rnd2 Caleb Banks
They robbed the room for Caleb Banks here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick95 Rnd3 Anthony Hill Jr.
Taking Anthony Hill Jr. in the Round 3 slot is close to grand larceny; a linebacker that good had no business lasting this long. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick125 Rnd4 Malachi Fields
Malachi Fields in slot 125 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick131 Rnd4 Jude Bowry
Jude Bowry at pick No. 131 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick171 Rnd5 Beau Stephens
Circle this one: Beau Stephens at the 171st overall pick is a fall that decides a draft. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick191 Rnd6 Zane Durant
Steal is underselling it; Zane Durant at pick 191 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick202 Rnd6 Harrison Wallace III
Value with a capital V on Harrison Wallace III in the 202nd pick, a genuine coup. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick209 Rnd6 Sawyer Robertson
Good price on Sawyer Robertson in No. 209, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. The roster fit checks out.
Pick212 Rnd6 Jeff Caldwell
A reach for Jeff Caldwell in the Round 6 slot; a little patience would have been rewarded. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick247 Rnd7 Jalon Daniels
Jalon Daniels is a better player than pick No. 247 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.