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Draft Selections
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (NE)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Amarius Mims Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Amarius Mims
OT Georgia
Keon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (NE)
Keon Coleman
WR Florida State
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (NE)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Maason Smith
DT-EDGE LSU
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (NE)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Michael Hall Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (NE)
Michael Hall Jr.
DT Ohio State
Sataoa Laumea Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (NE)
Sataoa Laumea
OT Utah
Javon Foster Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (NE)
Javon Foster
OT Missouri
Kamal Hadden Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (NE)
Kamal Hadden
CB Tennessee
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (NE)
James Williams
S Miami (FL)
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (NE)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 184 RND: 6 (NE)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
McCallan Castles Head Shot
PICK: 213 RND: 6 (NE)
McCallan Castles
TE Tennessee
Taulia Tagovailoa Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (NE)
Taulia Tagovailoa
QB Maryland
Zakhari Franklin Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (NE)
Zakhari Franklin
WR Mississippi
Matthew Jones Head Shot
PICK: 233 RND: 7 (NE)
Matthew Jones
OG Ohio State
Draft Picks Received
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DEN)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Amarius Mims Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (TEN)
Amarius Mims
OT Georgia
Keon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (MIN)
Keon Coleman
WR Florida State
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (GB)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (GB)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Michael Hall Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (GB)
Michael Hall Jr.
DT Ohio State
Sataoa Laumea Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (CIN)
Sataoa Laumea
OT Utah
Javon Foster Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (ARI)
Javon Foster
OT Missouri
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (ARI)
James Williams
S Miami (FL)
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 184 RND: 6 (TEN)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
McCallan Castles Head Shot
PICK: 213 RND: 6 (SF)
McCallan Castles
TE Tennessee
Matthew Jones Head Shot
PICK: 233 RND: 7 (DEN)
Matthew Jones
OG Ohio State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (TEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (DEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (DEN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Marvin Harrison Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (TEN)
Marvin Harrison Jr.
WR Ohio State
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (GB)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
Audric Estime Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (CIN)
Audric Estime
RB Notre Dame
Players Gained
Head Shot
Garrett Bradbury
C
Head Shot
Jake Browning
QB
Head Shot
Jackson Carman
OT
Head Shot
Alex Singleton
LB
Head Shot
Irv Smith Jr.
TE
Head Shot
Tyjae Spears
RB
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall A
ValueB+ NeedB TradesA+ FutureA+
A franchise passer in Daniels headlines a A weekend for the Patriots.

You could see the war room lean forward. McCallan Castles at slot 213 is the sort of fall that does not happen, except it just did. Very little went wrong, and the A is earned.

The whole projection now runs through Jayden Daniels; hit there and everything else looks smarter. They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through edge rusher.

The Smith pick reads as want over need, and the roster will feel it at edge rusher. The Smith pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over.

A strong weekend's work, and a rare one to find this little fault with.

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Jayden Daniels
In pick 12 they get a franchise quarterback at fair value.
Pick38 Rnd2 Amarius Mims
Amarius Mims is a better player than the 38th overall pick suggests; smart patience, rewarded. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick42 Rnd2 Keon Coleman
Somehow Keon Coleman was still sitting there in the 42nd overall pick, and they pounced on premier wide receiver value. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick57 Rnd2 Adonai Mitchell
A wide receiver of that caliber at pick No. 57 is the definition of value, full stop. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick68 Rnd3 Maason Smith
The needs board was loud and they turned it down, spending Round 3, Pick 4 on Maason Smith with edge rusher unsolved.
Pick88 Rnd3 Payton Wilson
Circle this one: Payton Wilson at the Round 3 slot is a fall that decides a draft. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick91 Rnd3 Michael Hall Jr.
A straight-up fair deal on Michael Hall Jr. at No. 91, value and slot in agreement. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick115 Rnd4 Sataoa Laumea
Sataoa Laumea in the 115th pick is fair value, right on his grade. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick133 Rnd4 Javon Foster
Javon Foster in pick 133 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick139 Rnd5 Kamal Hadden
They took Kamal Hadden at par in slot 139, which is nothing to complain about. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick140 Rnd5 James Williams
James Williams at Round 5, Pick 4 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the safety. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick182 Rnd6 Braelon Allen
They will replay Braelon Allen at the 182nd overall pick for years; that is how good the value is. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick184 Rnd6 Jaylin Simpson
Jaylin Simpson at the 184th pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
Pick213 Rnd6 McCallan Castles
You do not let a tight end like McCallan Castles reach No. 213 and blink. They did not. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick224 Rnd7 Taulia Tagovailoa
Taulia Tagovailoa in pick 224 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It fills a real need, too.
Pick232 Rnd7 Zakhari Franklin
Zakhari Franklin in the Round 7 slot lands just on the right side of the ledger. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick233 Rnd7 Matthew Jones
They paid a round early for Matthew Jones in pick No. 233, more than the board wanted. The roster fit checks out.