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  • pj_doucette DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (NE)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Tyler Guyton Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (NE)
Tyler Guyton
OT Oklahoma
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Michael Hall Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (NE)
Michael Hall Jr.
DT Ohio State
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (NE)
Maason Smith
DT-EDGE LSU
Sataoa Laumea Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Sataoa Laumea
OT Utah
Spencer Rattler Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (NE)
Spencer Rattler
QB South Carolina
Dillon Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (NE)
Dillon Johnson
RB Washington
Kalen King Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (NE)
Kalen King
CB Penn State
Caedan Wallace Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (NE)
Caedan Wallace
OT Penn State
Draft Picks Received
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (LAC)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Tyler Guyton Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (LAC)
Tyler Guyton
OT Oklahoma
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (LAC)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Michael Hall Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (GB)
Michael Hall Jr.
DT Ohio State
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (GB)
Maason Smith
DT-EDGE LSU
Draft Picks Traded
Malik Nabers Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (LAC)
Malik Nabers
WR LSU
Christian Haynes Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (GB)
Christian Haynes
OG Connecticut
Players Gained
Head Shot
Zion Johnson
OG
Head Shot
Jayden Reed
WR
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureB-
A franchise passer in Daniels headlines a B+ weekend for the Patriots.

The search is over. The Patriots handed the keys to Jayden Daniels, and the whole operation now runs on his development.

Getting King where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class. They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own.

The Smith pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. With edge rusher, safety and other spots unsolved, spending premium capital on DT-EDGE is the choice that costs them.

The edge rusher hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but edge rusher.

Pick Analysis
Pick5 Rnd1 Jayden Daniels
Jayden Daniels at pick 5 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick34 Rnd2 Brian Thomas Jr.
Value with a capital V on Brian Thomas Jr. in pick No. 34, a genuine coup. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick37 Rnd2 Tyler Guyton
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Tyler Guyton in the 37th overall pick. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick69 Rnd3 Xavier Legette
Xavier Legette in slot 69 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick88 Rnd3 Michael Hall Jr.
Fair-plus on Michael Hall Jr., a quiet win that adds up over a draft. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick91 Rnd3 Maason Smith
Of all the spots to shop, they chose DT-EDGE. Maason Smith in the Round 3 slot leaves edge rusher, safety and other spots for later.
Pick103 Rnd4 Sataoa Laumea
Sataoa Laumea at the 103rd pick is a conviction pick that outran the value. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick137 Rnd5 Spencer Rattler
They will replay Spencer Rattler at Round 5, Pick 1 for years; that is how good the value is. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick180 Rnd6 Dillon Johnson
Dillon Johnson at the Round 6 slot is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick193 Rnd6 Kalen King
Kalen King in the 193rd overall pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick231 Rnd7 Caedan Wallace
Taking Caedan Wallace in No. 231 is close to grand larceny; an offensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.