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Draft Selections
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (NE)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Nate Wiggins Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (NE)
Nate Wiggins
CB Clemson
Ladd McConkey Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Ladd McConkey
WR Georgia
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (NE)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Sataoa Laumea Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (NE)
Sataoa Laumea
OT Utah
Mekhi Wingo Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (NE)
Mekhi Wingo
DT LSU
Jarrian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (NE)
Jarrian Jones
CB Florida State
Javontae Jean-Baptiste Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (NE)
Javontae Jean-Baptiste
DE-EDGE Notre Dame
Taulia Tagovailoa Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (NE)
Taulia Tagovailoa
QB Maryland
Draft Picks Received
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (ARI)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Nate Wiggins Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (ARI)
Nate Wiggins
CB Clemson
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (ARI)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Sataoa Laumea Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (CIN)
Sataoa Laumea
OT Utah
Javontae Jean-Baptiste Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (ARI)
Javontae Jean-Baptiste
DE-EDGE Notre Dame
Draft Picks Traded
Marvin Harrison Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (ARI)
Marvin Harrison Jr.
WR Ohio State
McKinnley Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (CIN)
McKinnley Jackson
DL Texas A&M
Players Gained
Head Shot
Budda Baker
S
Head Shot
Chase Brown
RB
Head Shot
Jake Browning
QB
Head Shot
Jackson Carman
OT
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureB-
The Patriots answered their biggest question with Daniels. Grade: B+.

Start where it matters. The Patriots took Jayden Daniels to run the offense for the next decade, and every other decision this weekend bends around that one.

They are betting Tagovailoa proves the room right and everyone else wrong. The phones were where this weekend was really won. Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Suamataia.

They will regret leaving safety for another day if the season turns on it.

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Jayden Daniels
Jayden Daniels at pick 4 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. The roster fit checks out.
Pick27 Rnd1 Nate Wiggins
In Round 1, Pick 27 they get a sticky cover corner, and a steal at that.
Pick34 Rnd2 Ladd McConkey
Ladd McConkey at the Round 2 slot is right where the board had him, plain and simple. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick68 Rnd3 Patrick Paul
They paid sticker price for Patrick Paul in the 68th pick, and that is fine. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick90 Rnd3 Kingsley Suamataia
Steal is underselling it; Kingsley Suamataia at No. 90 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick116 Rnd4 Sataoa Laumea
They took Sataoa Laumea at par in pick No. 116, which is nothing to complain about. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick136 Rnd4 Mekhi Wingo
Mekhi Wingo in the 136th overall pick is a gift, value that borders on unfair. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick182 Rnd6 Jarrian Jones
They barely believed it either: Jarrian Jones still on the board at slot 182. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
Pick188 Rnd6 Javontae Jean-Baptiste
They left a pile of value on the table to take Javontae Jean-Baptiste this early at Round 6, Pick 13. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick229 Rnd7 Taulia Tagovailoa
A big swing on Taulia Tagovailoa at slot 229, well ahead of any board in the building. It fills a real need, too.