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Draft Selections
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NE)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Xavier Worthy Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Xavier Worthy
WR Texas
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Justin Eboigbe Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (NE)
Justin Eboigbe
DL-EDGE Alabama
Braiden McGregor Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (NE)
Braiden McGregor
DE-EDGE Michigan
Miyan Williams Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (NE)
Miyan Williams
RB Ohio State
Eyabi Okie-Anoma Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (NE)
Eyabi Okie-Anoma
DL-EDGE Charlotte
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueC NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Patriots left with their quarterback, and a B- to match.

The Patriots did not so much draft Miyan Williams as overpay for him, 61 picks clear of his grade. It sets an uneasy tone for the weekend. Good, not great, and the B- says as much.

Whatever Jayden Daniels becomes, the front office has tied its fortunes to the answer. That interior defensive lineman hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

On the needs board they went 5 of 8, with edge rusher the one that mattered most.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Jayden Daniels
In No. 3 they get a long-term answer under center. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick34 Rnd2 Xavier Worthy
They reached into another round for Xavier Worthy, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick68 Rnd3 Xavier Legette
No drama and no debate, Xavier Legette went about where he belonged in the Round 3 slot. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick103 Rnd4 Zak Zinter
Zak Zinter in the 103rd pick is fair value, right on his grade. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick137 Rnd5 Justin Eboigbe
Justin Eboigbe at Round 5, Pick 1 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick180 Rnd6 Braiden McGregor
Nothing to complain about; Braiden McGregor went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick193 Rnd6 Miyan Williams
Value said wait; Miyan Williams in No. 193 says they were not listening. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick231 Rnd7 Eyabi Okie-Anoma
Eyabi Okie-Anoma in slot 231 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.