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  • pj_doucette DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (NE)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (NE)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
Keon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Keon Coleman
WR Florida State
Mekhi Wingo Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (NE)
Mekhi Wingo
DT LSU
Christian Haynes Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (NE)
Christian Haynes
OG Connecticut
Javon Bullard Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (NE)
Javon Bullard
S Georgia
Dominick Puni Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (NE)
Dominick Puni
OT Kansas
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (NE)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Chau Smith-Wade Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (NE)
Chau Smith-Wade
CB Washington State
Kitan Oladapo Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (NE)
Kitan Oladapo
S Oregon State
Taulia Tagovailoa Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (NE)
Taulia Tagovailoa
QB Maryland
Jase McClellan Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (NE)
Jase McClellan
RB Alabama
Draft Picks Received
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (ARI)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (ARI)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
Mekhi Wingo Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (GB)
Mekhi Wingo
DT LSU
Christian Haynes Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (ARI)
Christian Haynes
OG Connecticut
Javon Bullard Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (GB)
Javon Bullard
S Georgia
Dominick Puni Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (CIN)
Dominick Puni
OT Kansas
Taulia Tagovailoa Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (ARI)
Taulia Tagovailoa
QB Maryland
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (ARI)
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Draft Picks Traded
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (ARI)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Blake Corum Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (GB)
Blake Corum
RB Michigan
Audric Estime Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (CIN)
Audric Estime
RB Notre Dame
Players Gained
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Budda Baker
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Jake Browning
QB
Head Shot
Jackson Carman
OT
Head Shot
Irv Smith Jr.
TE
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureB-
Quarterback settled, Daniels in the fold, and a B+ for the Patriots.

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. More right than wrong, and a B+ to match.

The Oladapo value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere. The phones were where this weekend was really won. A whole weekend of picks and edge rusher is somehow still a want.

The Patriots clearly valued win-now help, adding bodies who have done it before.

Good work on the whole, with edge rusher the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Jayden Daniels
In the 4th pick they get the arm they will build around at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick27 Rnd1 Troy Fautanu
A straight-up fair deal on Troy Fautanu at the 27th overall pick, value and slot in agreement. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick34 Rnd2 Keon Coleman
A slide stopped in pick 34, with Keon Coleman worth more than the price. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick88 Rnd3 Mekhi Wingo
Somehow Mekhi Wingo was still sitting there in pick No. 88, and they pounced on premier interior defensive lineman value. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick90 Rnd3 Christian Haynes
They read the board right and Christian Haynes was the payoff at slot 90. It fills a real need, too.
Pick91 Rnd3 Javon Bullard
Steal is underselling it; Javon Bullard at Round 3, Pick 28 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick115 Rnd4 Dominick Puni
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Dominick Puni at No. 115. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick139 Rnd5 Luke McCaffrey
No drama and no debate, Luke McCaffrey went about where he belonged in the Round 5 slot. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick182 Rnd6 Chau Smith-Wade
They robbed the room for Chau Smith-Wade here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick224 Rnd7 Kitan Oladapo
Kitan Oladapo at slot 224 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick225 Rnd7 Taulia Tagovailoa
Taulia Tagovailoa in the 225th pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick232 Rnd7 Jase McClellan
Jase McClellan at the Round 7 slot is money in the bank, a running back taken below his worth. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.