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Draft Selections
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (NE)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
Troy Franklin Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (NE)
Troy Franklin
WR Oregon
T.J. Tampa Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (NE)
T.J. Tampa
CB Iowa State
Tyler Guyton Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (NE)
Tyler Guyton
OT Oklahoma
Nazir Stackhouse Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (NE)
Nazir Stackhouse
DL Georgia
Braden Fiske Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (NE)
Braden Fiske
DL Florida State
Shemar Turner Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (NE)
Shemar Turner
DL-EDGE Texas A&M
Zy Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (NE)
Zy Alexander
CB LSU
Tre Harris Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (NE)
Tre Harris
WR Mississippi
Jawhar Jordan Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (NE)
Jawhar Jordan
RB Syracuse
Draft Picks Received
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (GB)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Troy Franklin Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (TEN)
Troy Franklin
WR Oregon
T.J. Tampa Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (GB)
T.J. Tampa
CB Iowa State
Nazir Stackhouse Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (IND)
Nazir Stackhouse
DL Georgia
Jawhar Jordan Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (TEN)
Jawhar Jordan
RB Syracuse
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (GB)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (TEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (IND)
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Draft Picks Traded
Brock Bowers Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (GB)
Brock Bowers
TE Georgia
Players Gained
Head Shot
Denico Autry
EDGE
Head Shot
Josh Sills
OG
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B+
ValueB- NeedB TradesB FutureA+
The Patriots left with their quarterback, and a B+ to match.

There is reaching, and then there is Braden Fiske at Round 4, Pick 2. The Patriots jumped the board by 70 and dared it to prove them wrong. They moved the roster forward and banked a B+ for it.

That is a wide receiver worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly. They have staked the next five years on Jayden Daniels, which is the only story that really matters here.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through safety.

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Jayden Daniels
In pick 11 they get a long-term answer under center at fair value. A real need, handled.
Pick34 Rnd2 Troy Fautanu
A reach on Troy Fautanu in the 34th overall pick; the board had better options right there. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick41 Rnd2 Troy Franklin
Troy Franklin in the 41st pick is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick43 Rnd2 T.J. Tampa
No drama and no debate, T.J. Tampa went about where he belonged in No. 43. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick66 Rnd3 Tyler Guyton
Tyler Guyton at Round 3, Pick 2 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick86 Rnd3 Nazir Stackhouse
A premium they did not need to pay, Nazir Stackhouse a notch or two before his time. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick102 Rnd4 Braden Fiske
Braden Fiske in pick No. 102 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick139 Rnd5 Shemar Turner
Good price on Shemar Turner in pick 139, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick180 Rnd6 Zy Alexander
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Zy Alexander in the 180th overall pick. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
Pick223 Rnd7 Tre Harris
A wide receiver of that caliber at Round 7, Pick 3 is the definition of value, full stop. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick230 Rnd7 Jawhar Jordan
Value said wait; Jawhar Jordan in the Round 7 slot says they were not listening. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.