PoppaShart'S MOCK DRAFT
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PoppaShart'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 17, 2026

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  • PoppaShart DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Zachariah Branch Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (NE)
Zachariah Branch
WR Georgia
Dontay Corleone Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (NE)
Dontay Corleone
DT Cincinnati
Michael Trigg Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (NE)
Michael Trigg
TE Baylor
Dametrious Crownover Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (NE)
Dametrious Crownover
OT Texas A&M
Kevin Coleman Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (NE)
Kevin Coleman Jr.
WR Missouri
Ted Hurst Head Shot
PICK: 191 RND: 6 (NE)
Ted Hurst
WR Georgia State
Taylen Green Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (NE)
Taylen Green
QB Arkansas
Desmond Reid Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (NE)
Desmond Reid
RB Pittsburgh
Draft Picks Received
Michael Trigg Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (DET)
Michael Trigg
TE Baylor
Draft Picks Traded
Zion Young Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (DET)
Zion Young
DE-EDGE Missouri
Jack Endries Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (SEA)
Jack Endries
TE Texas
Kobe Baynes Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (SEA)
Kobe Baynes
OG Kansas
Terion Stewart Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (SEA)
Terion Stewart
RB Virginia Tech
Players Gained
Head Shot
Nick Emmanwori
S
Head Shot
Aidan Hutchinson
DE
Head Shot
Christian Mahogany
OG
Players traded away
Head Shot
Christian Elliss
LB
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureB-
Larceny in the 95th overall pick lands the Patriots a B+, Corleone and all.

Whoever sat across the table from the Patriots should ask for a receipt. They cleaned the room out, prying loose far more value than they gave up, and it was the quiet MVP of their weekend. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B+.

The Corleone steal is the beam this whole class leans on. They punted on edge rusher, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but edge rusher.

Pick Analysis
Pick63 Rnd2 Zachariah Branch
Fair-plus on Zachariah Branch, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick95 Rnd3 Dontay Corleone
They robbed the room for Dontay Corleone here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick118 Rnd4 Michael Trigg
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Michael Trigg at Round 4, Pick 18. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick131 Rnd4 Dametrious Crownover
They took Dametrious Crownover at par in the Round 4 slot, which is nothing to complain about. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick171 Rnd5 Kevin Coleman Jr.
You do not let a wide receiver like Kevin Coleman Jr. reach No. 171 and blink. They did not. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick191 Rnd6 Ted Hurst
Circle this one: Ted Hurst at the 191st pick is a fall that decides a draft. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick198 Rnd6 Taylen Green
Taylen Green is a better player than Round 6, Pick 17 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. The roster fit checks out.
Pick247 Rnd7 Desmond Reid
A market-rate running back, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Desmond Reid. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.