Patriots links 4/23/26: It’s Draft Day! Patriots on the clock
TEAM TALK
- Patriots 2026 NFL draft primer and ways to watch.
- Patriots updated Free Agency Tracker and Mock Draft Tracker.
- Patriots All Access: 2026 NFL draft preview. (19 min. video)
- Pre-Draft Interview:Eliot Wolf sits down with Mike Reiss. (9 min. video)
- Patriots Catch-22: Top 10 mock draft, latest buzz, prospects & predictions. (2 hours)
LOCAL LINKS
- Ethan Hurwitz’ Patriots draft rumors: What’s real, what’s smoke, and what to watch.
- Karen Guregian puts the GM hat on to determine what the Pats should do at No. 31.
- Nick Goss notes history suggests Patriots could have tough time finding impact player at No. 31.
- Cole Shelton relays Dane Brugler (The Athletic) on what the Patriots’ focus should be on at No. 31.
- Sara Marshall highlights Adam Schefter who envisions the Patriots taking a top right tackle prospect in the first round.
- Alex Barth says the new NFL draft rule favors Patriots fans as the team moves back to the back of the draft.
- Ethan Hurwitz picks one Patriots safety target for each round of the Draft.
- Jerry Thornton’s Patriots 2026 Draft Preview: Wide Receiver.
- Matt Legros thumbnails 3 players worth the Patriots trading up for in the draft: USC WR Makai Lemon, Oregon TE Kenyon Sadiq and Miami DE Akheem Mesidor. /Click for commentary.
- Danny Jaillet gives us a look at Drake Maye throwing to newest WR Romeo Doubs.
- Ethan Hurwitz spotlights the biggest draft steals and biggest draft busts of the Eliot Wolf Era: Where the Patriots went right, and wrong.
- Mike D’Abate explains how the Patriots are financially fit for a potential A.J. Brown trade.
- Phil Perry’s final Patriots 7-round mock draft. Pats trade out of 1st, pick Vanderbilt TE Eli Stowers at 34.
- Mark Morse presents his final Patriots mock draft: Analyzing New England’s potential picks and strategic approach. Pats pick UCF Edge Malachi Lawrence at 31./Click for commentary.
- Andrew Callahan posts a final 2026 NFL mock draft: Pats select Missouri Edge Zion Young at 31.
- All 32 NFL podcast: Mike Giardi discusses Mike Vrabel’s attempt to clear the air, 3 players the Patriots like in the draft class, Kayshon Boutte; More. (32 min.)
NATIONAL NEWS
- Matt Verderame (SI) Best and worst case scenarios for every team in the 2026 NFL Draft: Some GMs will have things break their way, while others will be left scrambling as the board takes shape.
- Mike Kadlick, Karl Rasmussen (SI) 2026 NFL Draft trade tracker: Plenty of teams are looking to move back in the first round; More.
- Mike Kadlick (SI) 10 first round bold predictions for the 2026 NFL Draft.
- Charles Robinson (Yahoo! Sports) A look at how NFL Draft’s top positional stacks are shaping up before showtime.
- Karl Rasmussen (SI) How rookie contracts work in the NFL, including salary and length.
- Albert Breer (SI) One and only 2026 NFL mock draft: This isn’t a great class, but it should be a fun first round with variables in play and teams hunting for picks in 2027. Pats take Clemson OT Blake Miller at 31.
- Billy Heyen (Sporting News) Patriots’ trade asking price for Kayshon Boutte revealed before NFL Draft.
- Mike Moraitis (SI-Dallas Cowboys) A Kayshon Boutte trade is perfect draft alternative for Cowboys.
- Eva Geitheim (SI) Regrading every first-round pick from the 2025 NFL Draft. 4th: OT Will Campbell, B-.
