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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
Ladd McConkey Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (NE)
Ladd McConkey
WR Georgia
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
MarShawn Lloyd Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (NE)
MarShawn Lloyd
RB USC
Brandon Dorlus Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (NE)
Brandon Dorlus
DE-EDGE Oregon
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (NE)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (NE)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Jordan Travis Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (NE)
Jordan Travis
QB Florida State
Trente Jones Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (NE)
Trente Jones
OT Michigan
Tykee Smith Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 6 (NE)
Tykee Smith
S Georgia
Bub Means Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (NE)
Bub Means
WR Pittsburgh
Garret Greenfield Head Shot
PICK: 234 RND: 7 (NE)
Garret Greenfield
OT South Dakota State
Draft Picks Received
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (LAC)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Ladd McConkey Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (LAC)
Ladd McConkey
WR Georgia
MarShawn Lloyd Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (TB)
MarShawn Lloyd
RB USC
Brandon Dorlus Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (GB)
Brandon Dorlus
DE-EDGE Oregon
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (IND)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
Tykee Smith Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 6 (TB)
Tykee Smith
S Georgia
Garret Greenfield Head Shot
PICK: 234 RND: 7 (IND)
Garret Greenfield
OT South Dakota State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (IND)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (TB)
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Draft Picks Traded
Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (LAC)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (LAC)
T'Vondre Sweat
DT Texas
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (CIN)
Maason Smith
DT LSU
Players Gained
Head Shot
Chase Brown
RB
Head Shot
Jake Browning
QB
Head Shot
Jackson Carman
OT
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesB FutureB-
The Patriots finally solved quarterback, and it carried them to a B.

Thirty-one other rooms let Tykee Smith slide, and the Patriots were the ones holding the card at the 220th pick. Highway robbery.

They have staked the next five years on Jayden Daniels, which is the only story that really matters here. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through interior defensive lineman. The cost of the Means reach is exactly the players who went right after him.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but interior defensive lineman.

Pick Analysis
Pick5 Rnd1 Jayden Daniels
In Round 1, Pick 5 they get the face of the franchise. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick37 Rnd2 Ladd McConkey
Ladd McConkey in the 37th pick is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick68 Rnd3 Patrick Paul
By-the-book stuff, Patrick Paul at slot 68 squarely in line with his ranking. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick89 Rnd3 MarShawn Lloyd
A reach for MarShawn Lloyd in the 89th overall pick; a little patience would have been rewarded. It fills a real need, too.
Pick91 Rnd3 Brandon Dorlus
Brandon Dorlus at Round 3, Pick 28 is money in the bank, a edge rusher taken below his worth. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick117 Rnd4 Max Melton
They will replay Max Melton at the 117th pick for years; that is how good the value is. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick137 Rnd5 Luke McCaffrey
They paid a round early for Luke McCaffrey in No. 137, more than the board wanted. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick180 Rnd6 Jordan Travis
They let Jordan Travis come to them and pounced at the Round 6 slot. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick193 Rnd6 Trente Jones
They took Trente Jones at par in pick 193, which is nothing to complain about. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick220 Rnd6 Tykee Smith
A top-tier safety at a bargain, Tykee Smith in pick No. 220, plain and simple. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick231 Rnd7 Bub Means
They jumped the gun on Bub Means, taking him earlier than his grade liked. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick234 Rnd7 Garret Greenfield
They robbed the room for Garret Greenfield here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.