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Draft Selections
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NE)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Jordan Morgan Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Jordan Morgan
OT Arizona
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (NE)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Kitan Oladapo Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (NE)
Kitan Oladapo
S Oregon State
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Patriots drew a line under the quarterback search with Daniels: B-.

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. No fireworks, but a solid B-.

Landing Oladapo that late papers over a lot of smaller sins. A whole weekend of picks and edge rusher is somehow still a want. The cost of the Melton reach is exactly the players who went right after him.

Good work on the whole, with edge rusher the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Jayden Daniels
In the 3rd pick they get the arm they will build around. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick34 Rnd2 Jordan Morgan
They did well to land Jordan Morgan in Round 2, Pick 2, just ahead of his grade. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick68 Rnd3 Brenden Rice
Brenden Rice at pick No. 68 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick103 Rnd4 Max Melton
They paid up for Max Melton at No. 103 when waiting would have done the job. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick139 Rnd5 Cedric Gray
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Cedric Gray in the Round 5 slot. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick182 Rnd6 Kitan Oladapo
They robbed the room for Kitan Oladapo here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.