Pundit mock drafts 2026 [maybe with FAILs]

[sg14]

Chris Simms with a late entry in the FAILstakes.

I have seen prior predictions of the Eagles taking an OT.
But wouldn't think the 49ers would take Iheanachor, think Lomu would be their pick due to style and side.

So there's a chance Iheanachor could slide to 31,,,,

 

[ctpatsfan77]

I have seen prior predictions of the Eagles taking an OT.
But wouldn't think the 49ers would take Iheanachor, think Lomu would be their pick due to style and side.

So there's a chance Iheanachor could slide to 31,,,,

Yeah, but the point is he seems to think, unlike everyone else, that Brown is getting traded this week, or that NE is going to trade down to 52.

 

[Clonamery]

Yeah, but the point is he seems to think, unlike everyone else, that Brown is getting traded this week, or that NE is going to trade down to 52.

Did he get another concussion? Sometimes when he sneezes hard or shakes his head 'no', he has to sit in a dark room for a few hours.

 

[ctpatsfan77]

Evan Lazar's final mock.

1.31 EDGE Cashius Howell, Texas A&M
2.63 TE Max Klare, Ohio State
3.95 OT Travis Burke, Memphis
4.125 LB Bryce Boettcher, Oregon
4.131 G/T Logan Taylor, Boston College
5.171 DT Nick Barrett, South Carolina
6.191 WR Cyrus Allen, Cincinnati
6.198 G Jeremiah Wright, Auburn
6.202 S Robert Spears-Jennings, Oklahoma
6.212 CB Latrell McCutchin Sr., Houston
7.247 RB Noah Whittington, Oregon

Lazar's Mock Draft 2.0: A Final 7-Rounder for the Patriots in the 2026 NFL Draft

Here's a final attempt at what the Patriots could do in the 2026 NFL Draft.

www.patriots.com

 

[ctpatsfan77]

In "should take" mocks, Pete Prisco gives the Pats Kenyon Sadiq (and then spends time dissing him!). Ryan Wilson gives them Dillon Thienemann.

Who They Should Take NFL Mock Draft: Patriots At No. 31 Stream of National Football League

Who They Should Take NFL Mock Draft: Patriots At No. 31

www.cbssports.com

 

[ctpatsfan77]

Sophie Weller of Patriots Wire:

1.31 OT Max Iheanachor, Arizona State
2.63 TE Max Klare, Ohio State
3.95 EDGE Keyron Crawford, Auburn
4.125 DT Chris McClellan, Missouri
4.131 LB Kaleb Elarms-Orr, TCU
5.171 G Jeremiah Wright, Auburn
6.191 RB Kaelon Black, Indiana
6.198 S Bishop Fitzgerald, USC
6.202 WR Cyrus Allen, Cincinnati
6.212 CB Thaddeus Dixon, UNC
7.247 QB Joe ***nano, UConn

Final Patriots 7-round mock draft: Biggest needs get addressed

The Patriots use their arsenal of picks to reload their roster in Patriots Wire's final 2026 NFL mock draft.

patriotswire.usatoday.com

 

[ctpatsfan77]

Chad Graff's "Patriots NFL Draft big board: 27 players who fit what the team is looking for"

Round 1
Cashius Howell, Edge, Texas A&M
Denzel Boston, WR, Washington
Blake Miller, OT, Clemson
R Mason Thomas, Edge, Oklahoma
Max Iheanachor, OT, Arizona State

Round 2
Keyron Crawford, Edge, Auburn
Caleb Tiernan, OT, Northwestern
De’Zhaun Stribling, WR, Ole Miss
CJ Allen, LB, Georgia
Eli Stowers, TE, Vanderbilt
Domonique Orange, DT, Iowa State

Round 3
Travis Burke, OT, Memphis
Justin Joly, TE, NC State
Jalen Farmer, G, Kentucky
Daylen Everette, CB, Georgia
Bryce Boettcher, LB, Oregon

Day 3
Nick Barrett, DT, South Carolina
Aiden Fisher, LB, Indiana
Kaelon Black, RB, Indiana
Cyrus Allen, WR, Cincinnati
Anez Cooper, G, Miami
Brian Parker, C, Duke
Trey Moore, Edge, Texas
Joe ***nano, QB, UConn
Charles Demmings, CB, Stephen F. Austin
VJ Payne, S, Kansas State

Patriots NFL Draft big board: 27 players who fit what the team is looking for

When you have the 31st pick in the first round, there are simply a lot of unknowns. Here are some solid NFL Draft fits for the Patriots.

www.nytimes.com

 

[ctpatsfan77]

Mark Daniels has a near perfect mock at MassLive:

https://www.masslive.com/patriots/2026/04/7-round-patriots-mock-draft-50-mark-daniels.html

Here's his Mock 6.0. I don't think either of us will be as happy with this one.

1.31 EDGE R. Mason Thomas, Oklahoma
2.63 TE Eli Stowers, Vanderbilt
3.95 OT Markel Bell, Miami
4.125 LB Keyshaun Elliott, Arizona State
4.131 S Bud Clark, TCU
5.171 LB Bryce Boettcher, linebacker, Oregon
6.191 G Jeremiah Wright, Auburn
6.198 OT Aamil Wagner, Notre Dame
6.202 RB Noah Whittington, Oregon
6.212 QB Jalon Daniels, Kansas
7.247 CB Karon Prunty, Wake Forest

https://www.masslive.com/patriots/2026/04/7-round-patriots-mock-draft-60-mark-daniels.html

 

[mayoclinic]

He should have quit while he was ahead.

 

[mayoclinic]

Sophie Weller of Patriots Wire:

1.31 OT Max Iheanachor, Arizona State
2.63 TE Max Klare, Ohio State
3.95 EDGE Keyron Crawford, Auburn
4.125 DT Chris McClellan, Missouri
4.131 LB Kaleb Elarms-Orr, TCU
5.171 G Jeremiah Wright, Auburn
6.191 RB Kaelon Black, Indiana
6.198 S Bishop Fitzgerald, USC
6.202 WR Cyrus Allen, Cincinnati
6.212 CB Thaddeus Dixon, UNC
7.247 QB Joe ***nano, UConn

Final Patriots 7-round mock draft: Biggest needs get addressed

The Patriots use their arsenal of picks to reload their roster in Patriots Wire's final 2026 NFL mock draft.

patriotswire.usatoday.com

This is pretty darn good.

 

[manxman2601]

Peter Schrager has us taking Zion Young in his final mock.

Malachi Lawrence (29), TJ Parker (25), Iheanachor (23) and Blake Miller (19) all go before us.

 

[Clonamery]

This is pretty darn good.

Which one of you is Sophie. I'm guessing @One-If-By-Sea

 

[manxman2601]

Which one of you is Sophie. I'm guessing @One-If-By-Sea

no Jaren Kanak.

 

[Clonamery]

no Jaren Kanak.

He finally figured out that he's 50/50 a UDFA. It'll be a Happy Day 3. Perhaps.

 

[mayoclinic]

Lance Zierlein mock:

Lance Zierlein 2026 NFL mock draft 4.0: Jeremiyah Love cracks top 3; Cowboys trade up for Arvell Reese

Will running back Jeremiyah Love crack the top three on Thursday night? Could hybrid defender Arvell Reese fall out of the top five? Lance Zierlein takes a final turn at projecting all 32 picks in Round 1 of the 2026 NFL Draft.

www.nfl.com

 

[ctpatsfan77]

Lance Zierlein mock:

Lance Zierlein 2026 NFL mock draft 4.0: Jeremiyah Love cracks top 3; Cowboys trade up for Arvell Reese

Will running back Jeremiyah Love crack the top three on Thursday night? Could hybrid defender Arvell Reese fall out of the top five? Lance Zierlein takes a final turn at projecting all 32 picks in Round 1 of the 2026 NFL Draft.

www.nfl.com

Woods, when Parker and Iheanachor are both there?

 

[Rdforty2]

Meh. Good players, but nothing to really improve the offense.

While Im not in love with it, I think 2 defenders is a possibility.

The offense did have some additions with a new OG, FB, and TE2. That should help out the ground game a ton. Which obviously helps the passing game as well.

Not to mention many are going on the assumption AJ Brown will be added. Even before Brown, overall, I think the offense has been upgraded from last year.

I might select a little differently with the players, but the defense could definitely use some impact players on the edge and at LB. Getting them in the first 2 rounds could really help the defense.

 

[Rdforty2]

Karen Guregian's final mock.

31. Cashius Howell, EDGE, TAMU
63. Max Klare, TE, Ohio State
95. Travis Burke, OT, Memphis
125. Bryce Lance, WR, N Dakota State
131. Aiden Fisher, LB, Indiana
171. Jeremiah Wright, OG, Auburn
191. Adam Randall, RB, Clemson
198. Robert Spears-Jennings, Safety, Oklahoma
202. Hezekiah Masses, CB, Cal
212. Haynes King, QB, Georgia Tech
247. Bryson Eason, DT, Tennessee

I wouldn't hate it. B- probably.

https://www.masslive.com/patriots/2026/04/patriots-7-round-mock-draft-30-karen-guregian.html

I wouldnt be jumping for joy that the Patriots won the draft, but Id be happy with it. We hit on needs with value. Landing Lance in the 4th is a steal. You get an immediate impact pass rusher, and potential long term answers at TE, RT, X WR, LB, and RG. Even a kick returner and secondary depth. Definitely would not be upset with it.

 

[Zuma]

 

[manxman2601]

USA Today got 5 AI chatbots to predict the picks for the teams. Here are the Patriots picks. Massive fail for ChatGPT and Microsoft Co-Pilot.

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Microsoft Copilot: QB Garrett Nussmeier, LSU​

Google Gemini: DT Peter Woods, Clemson​

Grok: OT Blake Miller, Clemson​

Meta AI: LB Jake Golday, Cincinnati​

ChatGPT: CB Kool-Aid McKinstry, Alabama​

We asked 5 AI chatbots to predict the 2026 NFL Draft. Here's how it went

Artificial intelligence is the new wave, but can it predict the 2026 NFL Draft? USA TODAY Sports asked five different chatbots for a mock draft.

eu.usatoday.com