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Draft Selections
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 15 RND: 1 (NE)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (NE)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Xavier Worthy Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (NE)
Xavier Worthy
WR Texas
Austin Booker Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (NE)
Austin Booker
DE-EDGE Kansas
Mike Sainristil Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (NE)
Mike Sainristil
CB Michigan
Theo Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (NE)
Theo Johnson
TE Penn State
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (NE)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (NE)
James Williams
LB Miami (FL)
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (NE)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Jordan Jefferson Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (NE)
Jordan Jefferson
DT LSU
Zion Tupuola-Fetui Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (NE)
Zion Tupuola-Fetui
DE-EDGE Washington
Nathaniel Watson Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (NE)
Nathaniel Watson
LB Mississippi State
Draft Picks Received
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 15 RND: 1 (IND)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (TB)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Xavier Worthy Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (BUF)
Xavier Worthy
WR Texas
Austin Booker Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (IND)
Austin Booker
DE-EDGE Kansas
Mike Sainristil Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (GB)
Mike Sainristil
CB Michigan
Theo Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (GB)
Theo Johnson
TE Penn State
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (BUF)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (GB)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (IND)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (BUF)
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Draft Picks Traded
Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (IND)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
Jordan Morgan Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (LAC)
Jordan Morgan
OT Arizona
Kiran Amegadjie Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (TB)
Kiran Amegadjie
OT Yale
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (TB)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesF FutureA
Daniels is the Patriots' new face under center. Grade: B-.

After circling the position for what felt like forever, the Patriots committed. Jayden Daniels is the quarterback now, and the roster gets built to his timeline.

The trade table is where this weekend went wrong. With safety, running back and other spots unsolved, spending premium capital on cornerback is the choice that costs them.

The McCaffrey pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged. The cost of the Tupuola-Fetui reach is exactly the players who went right after him.

That safety hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick Analysis
Pick15 Rnd1 Jayden Daniels
In pick No. 15 they get a long-term answer under center, and a steal at that.
Pick26 Rnd1 Brian Thomas Jr.
In pick 26 they get a true top target at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick60 Rnd2 Xavier Worthy
A tidy little value on Xavier Worthy in the 60th overall pick, a step better than break-even. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick82 Rnd3 Austin Booker
Good price on Austin Booker in slot 82, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick91 Rnd3 Mike Sainristil
Mike Sainristil at the Round 3 slot is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick126 Rnd4 Theo Johnson
Theo Johnson in No. 126 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick134 Rnd4 Jaylin Simpson
They bypassed pressing needs at safety, running back and other spots to take Jaylin Simpson, a cornerback that was not the priority.
Pick137 Rnd5 James Williams
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and James Williams at Round 5, Pick 1 is the proof. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick169 Rnd5 Luke McCaffrey
Steal is underselling it; Luke McCaffrey at pick 169 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick180 Rnd6 Jordan Jefferson
Jordan Jefferson in the 180th pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick193 Rnd6 Zion Tupuola-Fetui
They reached a country mile for Zion Tupuola-Fetui at No. 193, and the board is aghast. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick231 Rnd7 Nathaniel Watson
Nathaniel Watson in Round 7, Pick 11 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.