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  • Jwheels DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (NE)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (NE)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
T.J. Tampa Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
T.J. Tampa
CB Iowa State
Devontez Walker Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
Devontez Walker
WR North Carolina
Dominick Puni Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (NE)
Dominick Puni
OT Kansas
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (NE)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Jarrian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (NE)
Jarrian Jones
CB Florida State
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (NE)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
Draft Picks Received
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (LAC)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (LAC)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
Devontez Walker Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (LAC)
Devontez Walker
WR North Carolina
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (ARI)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (LAC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (LAC)
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Draft Picks Traded
Brock Bowers Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (LAC)
Brock Bowers
TE Georgia
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (ARI)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (MIA)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Players Gained
Head Shot
Gerald Everett
TE
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureB-
The Patriots finally solved quarterback, and it carried them to a B+.

After circling the position for what felt like forever, the Patriots committed. Jayden Daniels is the quarterback now, and the roster gets built to his timeline.

Jones falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own. Sinnott has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped edge rusher, which is a strange place to end up.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the edge rusher spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick5 Rnd1 Jayden Daniels
Jayden Daniels in No. 5 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. The roster fit checks out.
Pick34 Rnd2 Troy Fautanu
Value with a capital V on Troy Fautanu in the Round 2 slot, a genuine coup. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick37 Rnd2 Adonai Mitchell
Adonai Mitchell at slot 37 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick68 Rnd3 T.J. Tampa
They robbed the room for T.J. Tampa here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick69 Rnd3 Devontez Walker
A reasonable price with a little left over, Devontez Walker in pick No. 69. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick104 Rnd4 Dominick Puni
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Dominick Puni at Round 4, Pick 4 is the proof. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick105 Rnd4 Ben Sinnott
They reached a country mile for Ben Sinnott at pick 105, and the board is aghast. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick182 Rnd6 Jarrian Jones
Circle this one: Jarrian Jones at the 182nd pick is a fall that decides a draft. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
Pick229 Rnd7 Frank Gore Jr.
Fair-plus on Frank Gore Jr., a quiet win that adds up over a draft. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.