Patriots links 4/23/26: It’s Draft Day! Patriots on the clock

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-.