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ASNOW'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 16, 2026

Patriots Draft 2026

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Draft Selections
Gennings Dunker Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (NE)
Gennings Dunker
OT Iowa
Zachariah Branch Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (NE)
Zachariah Branch
WR Georgia
Sam Roush Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (NE)
Sam Roush
TE Stanford
Mason Reiger Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (NE)
Mason Reiger
LB-EDGE Wisconsin
Jalon Kilgore Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (NE)
Jalon Kilgore
CB South Carolina
Keagen Trost Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (NE)
Keagen Trost
OT Missouri
Bobby Jamison-Travis Head Shot
PICK: 191 RND: 6 (NE)
Bobby Jamison-Travis
DT Auburn
Desmond Reid Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (NE)
Desmond Reid
RB Pittsburgh
Eric Gentry Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (NE)
Eric Gentry
LB USC
George Gumbs Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (NE)
George Gumbs Jr.
DE-EDGE Florida
Jeff Caldwell Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (NE)
Jeff Caldwell
WR Cincinnati
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall C+
ValueC- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Patriots land in the muddy middle: C+.

When the story of this class is written, it opens with Eric Gentry at the Round 6 slot, a reach of 146 spots that the board flatly disagrees with. A mixed bag that lands at C+.

Caldwell at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through safety. Edge rusher was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

Almost all the early capital went to that side of the ball.

If Gennings Dunker and a couple of the gambles land, hindsight will be kinder than this grade.

Pick Analysis
Pick31 Rnd1 Gennings Dunker
Gennings Dunker in the Round 1 slot is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick63 Rnd2 Zachariah Branch
Good price on Zachariah Branch in No. 63, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick95 Rnd3 Sam Roush
Sam Roush at pick No. 95 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick125 Rnd4 Mason Reiger
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Mason Reiger well ahead of where he belonged. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick131 Rnd4 Jalon Kilgore
Jalon Kilgore slipping to pick 131 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick171 Rnd5 Keagen Trost
Keagen Trost at the 171st pick is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. It fills a real need, too.
Pick191 Rnd6 Bobby Jamison-Travis
Bobby Jamison-Travis at slot 191 is a conviction pick that outran the value. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick202 Rnd6 Desmond Reid
They left a pile of value on the table to take Desmond Reid this early at pick No. 202. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick209 Rnd6 Eric Gentry
Value said wait; Eric Gentry in the 209th overall pick says they were not listening. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick212 Rnd6 George Gumbs Jr.
They reached a country mile for George Gumbs Jr. at No. 212, and the board is aghast. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick247 Rnd7 Jeff Caldwell
They barely believed it either: Jeff Caldwell still on the board at the 247th pick. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.