Patriots Predicted To Add 21.5-Sack Edge Rusher In Draft To Upgrade Defense
An NFL writer predicted the New England Patriots will select a pass rusher who recorded 21.5 sacks with their 31st overall pick.
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The 2026 NFL Draft is set to kick off from Pittsburgh on Thursday night, and the Patriots currently hold the 31st pick in the first round. It's still unclear which position the Patriots will target with that selection, but Yahoo Sports' Nate Tice and Charles McDonald mocked Clemson's pass rusher T. J.
Parker at No. 31. "The run on offensive linemen (and wide receiver, really), on top of the whole A.
J. Brown “thing,” has me thinking the Patriots look at adding the heavy-handed and hardworking Parker to their defense," Tice wrote. "Parker might not be the high-end pass rusher the Patriots really want to add, but he would help give them a bunch of strong and powerful defenders who can stifle run games and push the pocket on quarterbacks.