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Draft Selections
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (NE)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (NE)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Troy Franklin Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Troy Franklin
WR Oregon
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
Jaylen Wright Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (NE)
Jaylen Wright
RB Tennessee
DJ James Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
DJ James
CB Auburn
MarShawn Lloyd Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (NE)
MarShawn Lloyd
RB USC
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (NE)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
Ty'Ron Hopper Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (NE)
Ty'Ron Hopper
LB Missouri
Caedan Wallace Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (NE)
Caedan Wallace
OT Penn State
Draft Picks Received
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (ATL)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (ARI)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Jaylen Wright Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (ATL)
Jaylen Wright
RB Tennessee
Draft Picks Traded
Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (ARI)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
Players Gained
Head Shot
Budda Baker
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Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureB-
The Patriots left with their quarterback, and a B+ to match.

The one hole that towered over the rest is filled. The Patriots spent their marquee pick on Jayden Daniels, and for the first time in a while there is a real answer at quarterback. The bottom line is a respectable B+.

Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Simpson. The trade ledger is the best part of the whole weekend.

Leaving edge rusher unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the edge rusher spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Jayden Daniels
In the Round 1 slot they get a franchise quarterback. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick27 Rnd1 Brian Thomas Jr.
In Round 1, Pick 27 they get a home-run threat at receiver at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick34 Rnd2 Troy Franklin
A straight-up fair deal on Troy Franklin at slot 34, value and slot in agreement. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick68 Rnd3 Patrick Paul
They took Patrick Paul at par in the 68th overall pick, which is nothing to complain about. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick74 Rnd3 Jaylen Wright
Nothing to complain about; Jaylen Wright went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick103 Rnd4 DJ James
DJ James at pick 103 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick137 Rnd5 MarShawn Lloyd
The board fumbled MarShawn Lloyd all the way to No. 137, and they scooped it up. It fills a real need, too.
Pick180 Rnd6 Jaylin Simpson
Jaylin Simpson at pick No. 180 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
Pick193 Rnd6 Ty'Ron Hopper
Ty'Ron Hopper at the 193rd overall pick is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick231 Rnd7 Caedan Wallace
They will replay Caedan Wallace at Round 7, Pick 11 for years; that is how good the value is. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.