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  • pj_doucette DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (NE)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Tyler Guyton Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Tyler Guyton
OT Oklahoma
Graham Barton Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (NE)
Graham Barton
OT Duke
Graham Barton Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Graham Barton
OT Duke
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (NE)
T'Vondre Sweat
DT Texas
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (NE)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Jarrian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (NE)
Jarrian Jones
CB Florida State
Joe Milton III Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (NE)
Joe Milton III
QB Tennessee
Jase McClellan Head Shot
PICK: 199 RND: 6 (NE)
Jase McClellan
RB Alabama
Garret Greenfield Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (NE)
Garret Greenfield
OT South Dakota State
Nathan Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (NE)
Nathan Thomas
OT Louisiana
Taulia Tagovailoa Head Shot
PICK: 255 RND: 7 (NE)
Taulia Tagovailoa
QB Maryland
Draft Picks Received
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (NYG)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Graham Barton Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (GB)
Graham Barton
OT Duke
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (GB)
T'Vondre Sweat
DT Texas
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (CIN)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Jase McClellan Head Shot
PICK: 199 RND: 6 (NO)
Jase McClellan
RB Alabama
Nathan Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (NO)
Nathan Thomas
OT Louisiana
Taulia Tagovailoa Head Shot
PICK: 255 RND: 7 (GB)
Taulia Tagovailoa
QB Maryland
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (NYG)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (GB)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (NYG)
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Draft Picks Traded
Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NYG)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (CIN)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
Erick All Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (NO)
Erick All
TE Iowa
Players Gained
Head Shot
Chase Brown
RB
Head Shot
Jake Browning
QB
Head Shot
Jackson Carman
OT
Head Shot
Bobby Okereke
LB
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall A-
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureA
The Patriots answered their biggest question with Daniels. Grade: A-.

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

However the rest shakes out, Sweat at that price is a win they earned. Every board in the league had Tagovailoa lower, and that gap is the story.

They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own. The edge rusher spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

Bottom line, they did the job about as well as it can be done.

Pick Analysis
Pick6 Rnd1 Jayden Daniels
In the Round 1 slot they get the face of the franchise. A real need, handled.
Pick34 Rnd2 Tyler Guyton
They did well to land Tyler Guyton in the 34th overall pick, just ahead of his grade. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick58 Rnd2 Graham Barton
Graham Barton in pick 58 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It fills a real need, too.
Pick68 Rnd3 Graham Barton
The board fumbled Graham Barton all the way to pick No. 68, and they scooped it up. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick88 Rnd3 T'Vondre Sweat
You do not let an interior defensive lineman like T'Vondre Sweat reach Round 3, Pick 25 and blink. They did not. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick115 Rnd4 Brenden Rice
Brenden Rice slipping to the 115th pick is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick137 Rnd5 Jarrian Jones
They paid sticker price for Jarrian Jones in slot 137, and that is fine. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick180 Rnd6 Joe Milton III
A real head-scratcher, Joe Milton III in No. 180 is miles ahead of his ranking. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick199 Rnd6 Jase McClellan
Jase McClellan in pick No. 199 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick231 Rnd7 Garret Greenfield
A quiet steal in the 231st pick: Garret Greenfield for less than the market said. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick239 Rnd7 Nathan Thomas
Nathan Thomas in pick 239 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick255 Rnd7 Taulia Tagovailoa
They reached a country mile for Taulia Tagovailoa at the 255th overall pick, and the board is aghast. The roster fit checks out.