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  • pj_doucette DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NE)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
Jordan Morgan Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Jordan Morgan
OT Arizona
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Maason Smith
DT LSU
Sataoa Laumea Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (NE)
Sataoa Laumea
OT Utah
Kamal Hadden Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (NE)
Kamal Hadden
CB Tennessee
Cornelius Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (NE)
Cornelius Johnson
WR Michigan
Khalid Duke Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (NE)
Khalid Duke
DE-EDGE Kansas State
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Patriots found their guy under center in Daniels: B-.

Call it a hunch or call it a gamble, but the Patriots spent slot 231 on Khalid Duke, a name most had 61 spots down the list.

Jayden Daniels gives the offense a face and a plan, and the grade leans heavily on whether he hits. That is an offensive lineman worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly. They punted on safety, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

They left with edge rusher solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Jayden Daniels
In the 3rd pick they get the arm they will build around at fair value.
Pick34 Rnd2 Adonai Mitchell
Adonai Mitchell at the 34th overall pick is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the wide receiver. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick68 Rnd3 Jordan Morgan
Circle this one: Jordan Morgan at slot 68 is a fall that decides a draft. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick103 Rnd4 Maason Smith
They paid a round early for Maason Smith in Round 4, Pick 3, more than the board wanted. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick137 Rnd5 Sataoa Laumea
Sataoa Laumea in pick 137 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick180 Rnd6 Kamal Hadden
Kamal Hadden at pick No. 180 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick193 Rnd6 Cornelius Johnson
Cornelius Johnson at slot 193 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick231 Rnd7 Khalid Duke
A real head-scratcher, Khalid Duke in the Round 7 slot is miles ahead of his ranking. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.