Patriots' Draft Strategy: Lomu, Jacas, Crownover

0:00On April 26th, Patriots brass ain't sweating their choice to skip Y receivers in the 2026 NFL draft. Elliott Wolf, their exec VP of Player Personnel, said straight up it was how the board shook out. Guys they liked got snatched before their turns. They figured undrafted free agents could hold it down and keep them competitive at the spot. They jumped on Utah left tackle Caleb Lomu at 28th overall in the first round. Right after Texas A&Ms, KC Concepts Yone wins 24th to Cleveland. Wolf made it clear it wasn't some master plan to ignore receivers that value just lined up different. Wide out was a huge need heading in, but edge rusher matter too, so they grabbed Illinois defensive end gave Joccas at 55th in the second. Later, in the 6th at 196th, they took Texas A&M tackle, Demetrius Crownover, instead of Oregon's Malik Benson for death. They traded away 4th and 5th round picks, missing chances at Indiana's Omar Cooper Jr.

1:01Mississippi's Day John Stribbling, Alabama's Jeremy, Bernard, and others like Elijah Serrat or George's Colby Young. Now the focus shifts to the trade market, with buzz about landing Philly star AJ, brown around June 1st to beef up that receiving core and get this rebuild rolling strong. That's the story for today. UNFL News Today Driven by AI