KP 24'S MOCK DRAFT
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KP 24'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON FEB 25, 2026

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  • KP 24 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (NE)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Ja'Kobi Lane Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (NE)
Ja'Kobi Lane
WR USC
Deontae Lawson Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (NE)
Deontae Lawson
LB Alabama
Jude Bowry Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (NE)
Jude Bowry
OT Boston College
Billy Schrauth Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (NE)
Billy Schrauth
OG Notre Dame
Jalen Stroman Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (NE)
Jalen Stroman
S Notre Dame
Kaleb Proctor Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (NE)
Kaleb Proctor
DL SE Louisiana
Nate Boerkircher Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (NE)
Nate Boerkircher
TE Texas A&M
Jadon Canady Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (NE)
Jadon Canady
CB Oregon
Dallen Bentley Head Shot
PICK: 210 RND: 6 (NE)
Dallen Bentley
TE Utah
Diego Pavia Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (NE)
Diego Pavia
QB Vanderbilt
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
Larceny in the 95th overall pick lands the Patriots a B, Lawson and all.

The board owed the Patriots one, and it paid up: Deontae Lawson, the No. 54 name on the board, sitting there at pick 95 like a gift left on the doorstep. Good, not great, and the B says as much.

The edge rusher spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. It is not that Lawson is a bad player; it is that the Patriots had louder needs to answer first.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick Analysis
Pick31 Rnd1 Arvell Reese
In pick No. 31 they get the heartbeat of the defense, outstanding value to boot. More want than need.
Pick63 Rnd2 Ja'Kobi Lane
No drama and no debate, Ja'Kobi Lane went about where he belonged in the Round 2 slot. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick95 Rnd3 Deontae Lawson
Hard to square with the roster. With positions of obvious need still on the board, Deontae Lawson adds a linebacker and leaves edge rusher and running back untouched.
Pick125 Rnd4 Jude Bowry
Fair-plus on Jude Bowry, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick131 Rnd4 Billy Schrauth
Billy Schrauth at pick 131 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It fills a real need, too.
Pick169 Rnd5 Jalen Stroman
You do not let a safety like Jalen Stroman reach slot 169 and blink. They did not. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick189 Rnd6 Kaleb Proctor
Kaleb Proctor slid further than he should have, and No. 189 is lovely value for the interior defensive lineman. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick200 Rnd6 Nate Boerkircher
Nice patience on Nate Boerkircher, who had no business lasting to the 200th overall pick. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick207 Rnd6 Jadon Canady
No edge and no loss on Jadon Canady in the 207th pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick210 Rnd6 Dallen Bentley
The board fumbled Dallen Bentley all the way to the Round 6 slot, and they scooped it up. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick247 Rnd7 Diego Pavia
Diego Pavia at slot 247 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.