BillyB 'S MOCK DRAFT
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BillyB 'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 12, 2026

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  • BillyB DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (NE)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Josiah Trotter Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (NE)
Josiah Trotter
LB Missouri
Jake Golday Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (NE)
Jake Golday
OLB Cincinnati
Joe Royer Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (NE)
Joe Royer
TE Cincinnati
Ar'maj Reed-Adams Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (NE)
Ar'maj Reed-Adams
OG Texas A&M
Ted Hurst Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (NE)
Ted Hurst
WR Georgia State
Oscar Delp Head Shot
PICK: 191 RND: 6 (NE)
Oscar Delp
TE Georgia
Kaelon Black Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (NE)
Kaelon Black
RB Indiana
Jeff Caldwell Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (NE)
Jeff Caldwell
WR Cincinnati
Antonio Kite Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (NE)
Antonio Kite
CB Ole Miss
Riley Mahlman Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (NE)
Riley Mahlman
OT Wisconsin
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
More right than wrong for the Patriots, and a B- to prove it.

The Patriots went off the board in a big way for Riley Mahlman, 48 picks early. Conviction is one thing; this is another. Call it a sensible B-, earned the boring way.

If one pick saves this weekend, it is Golday. They will regret leaving interior defensive lineman for another day if the season turns on it.

The Trotter pick reads as want over need, and the roster will feel it at interior defensive lineman, safety and other spots.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick31 Rnd1 Sonny Styles
Value with a capital V on Sonny Styles in pick No. 31, a genuine coup. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick63 Rnd2 Josiah Trotter
Of all the spots to shop, they chose linebacker. Josiah Trotter in Round 2, Pick 31 leaves interior defensive lineman, safety and other spots for later.
Pick95 Rnd3 Jake Golday
Jake Golday in slot 95 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick125 Rnd4 Joe Royer
Joe Royer slipping to pick 125 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. The roster fit checks out.
Pick131 Rnd4 Ar'maj Reed-Adams
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Ar'maj Reed-Adams. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick171 Rnd5 Ted Hurst
Ted Hurst at the Round 5 slot is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick191 Rnd6 Oscar Delp
Oscar Delp in pick No. 191 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick202 Rnd6 Kaelon Black
Kaelon Black at the Round 6 slot is a conviction pick that outran the value. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick209 Rnd6 Jeff Caldwell
A premium they did not need to pay, Jeff Caldwell a notch or two before his time. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick212 Rnd6 Antonio Kite
They went early on Antonio Kite in pick 212, and the value did not follow. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick247 Rnd7 Riley Mahlman
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Riley Mahlman. It fills a real need, too.