Jon-Luke B'S MOCK DRAFT
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Jon-Luke B'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 11, 2026

New League Year

  • Jon-Luke B DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Zion Young Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (NE)
Zion Young
DE-EDGE Missouri
Omar Cooper Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (NE)
Omar Cooper Jr.
WR Indiana
Sam Roush Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (NE)
Sam Roush
TE Stanford
Jakobe Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (NE)
Jakobe Thomas
S Miami
Jaeden Roberts Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (NE)
Jaeden Roberts
OG Alabama
Marlin Klein Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (NE)
Marlin Klein
TE Michigan
Zxavian Harris Head Shot
PICK: 191 RND: 6 (NE)
Zxavian Harris
DT Ole Miss
Justin Jefferson Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (NE)
Justin Jefferson
LB Alabama
Josh Moten Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (NE)
Josh Moten
CB Southern Miss
Aiden Fisher Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (NE)
Aiden Fisher
LB Indiana
CJ Donaldson Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (NE)
CJ Donaldson
RB Ohio State
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B- for the Patriots.

Call it a hunch or call it a gamble, but the Patriots spent the 247th overall pick on CJ Donaldson, a name most had 56 spots down the list. Good, not great, and the B- says as much.

A whole weekend of picks and quarterback is somehow still a want. If one pick saves this weekend, it is Roush. Job largely done: edge rusher settled and 7 of 8 of the wish list covered.

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick31 Rnd1 Zion Young
A reach for Zion Young in No. 31; a little patience would have been rewarded. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick63 Rnd2 Omar Cooper Jr.
Omar Cooper Jr. at the 63rd overall pick is money in the bank, a wide receiver taken below his worth. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick95 Rnd3 Sam Roush
Sam Roush is a better player than pick 95 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick125 Rnd4 Jakobe Thomas
Jakobe Thomas in pick No. 125 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick131 Rnd4 Jaeden Roberts
Jaeden Roberts at Round 4, Pick 31 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. It fills a real need, too.
Pick171 Rnd5 Marlin Klein
They paid sticker price for Marlin Klein in slot 171, and that is fine. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick191 Rnd6 Zxavian Harris
They talked themselves into Zxavian Harris at Round 6, Pick 10, and the board did not agree. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick202 Rnd6 Justin Jefferson
Justin Jefferson in pick No. 202 lands just on the right side of the ledger. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick209 Rnd6 Josh Moten
No drama and no debate, Josh Moten went about where he belonged in the 209th overall pick. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick212 Rnd6 Aiden Fisher
A real head-scratcher, Aiden Fisher in the 212th pick is miles ahead of his ranking. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
Pick247 Rnd7 CJ Donaldson
CJ Donaldson at pick 247 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.