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Draft Selections
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (NE)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (NE)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
Mike Sainristil Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (NE)
Mike Sainristil
CB Michigan
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (NE)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Malik Washington Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Malik Washington
WR Virginia
Josh Newton Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (NE)
Josh Newton
CB TCU
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (NE)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Sione Vaki Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (NE)
Sione Vaki
S Utah
Jordan Travis Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (NE)
Jordan Travis
QB Florida State
Garret Greenfield Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (NE)
Garret Greenfield
OT South Dakota State
Draft Picks Received
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (ATL)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (ARI)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
Mike Sainristil Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (ATL)
Mike Sainristil
CB Michigan
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (ARI)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Sione Vaki Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (ARI)
Sione Vaki
S Utah
Draft Picks Traded
Marvin Harrison Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (ARI)
Marvin Harrison Jr.
WR Ohio State
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesB+ FutureB-
Quarterback settled, Daniels in the fold, and a B for the Patriots.

They finally answered the question that shadows every other one. Jayden Daniels is the Patriots' quarterback, full stop. Good, not great, and the B says as much.

However the rest shakes out, McCaffrey at that price is a win they earned. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped edge rusher, which is a strange place to end up. They are betting Allen proves the room right and everyone else wrong.

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Jayden Daniels
In pick No. 8 they get a franchise quarterback at fair value. A real need, handled.
Pick27 Rnd1 Troy Fautanu
Troy Fautanu in Round 1, Pick 27 lands just on the right side of the ledger. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick34 Rnd2 Adonai Mitchell
A market-rate wide receiver, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Adonai Mitchell. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick68 Rnd3 Patrick Paul
Patrick Paul in slot 68 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. The roster fit checks out.
Pick74 Rnd3 Mike Sainristil
Mike Sainristil in pick 74 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick90 Rnd3 Braelon Allen
Braelon Allen at the 90th overall pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick103 Rnd4 Malik Washington
Malik Washington at No. 103 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick137 Rnd5 Josh Newton
Josh Newton slipping to the Round 5 slot is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Pick180 Rnd6 Luke McCaffrey
They barely believed it either: Luke McCaffrey still on the board at Round 6, Pick 5. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick186 Rnd6 Sione Vaki
The board fumbled Sione Vaki all the way to slot 186, and they scooped it up. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick193 Rnd6 Jordan Travis
Jordan Travis in the Round 6 slot should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick231 Rnd7 Garret Greenfield
A tidy bit of business in pick 231, where Garret Greenfield graded well above the range. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.