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  • BBB DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (NE)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (NE)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Graham Barton Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (NE)
Graham Barton
OT Duke
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (NE)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (NE)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Cole Bishop Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (NE)
Cole Bishop
S Utah
Isaac Guerendo Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (NE)
Isaac Guerendo
RB Louisville
AJ Barner Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (NE)
AJ Barner
TE Michigan
Dwight McGlothern Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (NE)
Dwight McGlothern
CB Arkansas
Ty'Ron Hopper Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (NE)
Ty'Ron Hopper
LB Missouri
Javontae Jean-Baptiste Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (NE)
Javontae Jean-Baptiste
DE-EDGE Notre Dame
Jaylan Ford Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (NE)
Jaylan Ford
LB Texas
Caedan Wallace Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (NE)
Caedan Wallace
OT Penn State
Eric Watts Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (NE)
Eric Watts
DL-EDGE Connecticut
Bub Means Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (NE)
Bub Means
WR Pittsburgh
Draft Picks Received
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (NYG)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (ARI)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Graham Barton Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (NYG)
Graham Barton
OT Duke
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (GB)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (LAC)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Isaac Guerendo Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (LAC)
Isaac Guerendo
RB Louisville
AJ Barner Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (MIN)
AJ Barner
TE Michigan
Dwight McGlothern Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (MIN)
Dwight McGlothern
CB Arkansas
Jaylan Ford Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (LAC)
Jaylan Ford
LB Texas
Caedan Wallace Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (ARI)
Caedan Wallace
OT Penn State
Bub Means Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (JAX)
Bub Means
WR Pittsburgh
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (NYG)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ARI)
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Draft Picks Traded
Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NYG)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (ARI)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (MIA)
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Players traded away
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DeVante Parker
WR
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Kayshon Boutte
WR
Head Shot
Mac Jones
QB
Head Shot
Tre Nixon
WR
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall C-
ValueB NeedB TradesF FutureA
The Patriots bet the future on Daniels. The board says C-.

The Patriots spent the pick that matters most on Jayden Daniels, and a roster that has been waiting on a passer can start to take shape. A weekend of give and take that grades a C-.

Landing Bishop that late papers over a lot of smaller sins. The trade table is where this weekend went wrong. The Jean-Baptiste pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through interior defensive lineman.

So much rides on Jayden Daniels that the real verdict is a season or two away.

Pick Analysis
Pick6 Rnd1 Jayden Daniels
In the Round 1 slot they get the arm they will build around at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick35 Rnd2 Brian Thomas Jr.
They let Brian Thomas Jr. come to them and pounced at Round 2, Pick 3. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick47 Rnd2 Graham Barton
They will replay Graham Barton at the 47th pick for years; that is how good the value is. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick68 Rnd3 Patrick Paul
Patrick Paul in pick 68 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick88 Rnd3 Brenden Rice
Brenden Rice in No. 88 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick103 Rnd4 Zak Zinter
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Zak Zinter. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick105 Rnd4 Braelon Allen
No drama and no debate, Braelon Allen went about where he belonged in pick No. 105. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick137 Rnd5 Cole Bishop
Cole Bishop in the 137th overall pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick140 Rnd5 Isaac Guerendo
A quiet steal in Round 5, Pick 4: Isaac Guerendo for less than the market said. The roster fit checks out.
Pick157 Rnd5 AJ Barner
A reach on AJ Barner in the 157th overall pick; the board had better options right there. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick177 Rnd6 Dwight McGlothern
Value with a capital V on Dwight McGlothern in pick No. 177, a genuine coup. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick180 Rnd6 Ty'Ron Hopper
Ty'Ron Hopper at the Round 6 slot is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick193 Rnd6 Javontae Jean-Baptiste
Javontae Jean-Baptiste in pick 193 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick225 Rnd7 Jaylan Ford
Jaylan Ford at No. 225 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
Pick226 Rnd7 Caedan Wallace
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Caedan Wallace at slot 226. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick231 Rnd7 Eric Watts
No edge and no loss on Eric Watts in the 231st pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick236 Rnd7 Bub Means
The board had cheaper options than Bub Means at No. 236, and it noticed. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.