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Draft Selections
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NE)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Ladd McConkey Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Ladd McConkey
WR Georgia
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
Isaac Guerendo Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Isaac Guerendo
RB Louisville
Justin Eboigbe Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (NE)
Justin Eboigbe
DL-EDGE Alabama
Jaheim Bell Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (NE)
Jaheim Bell
TE Florida State
Tykee Smith Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (NE)
Tykee Smith
S Georgia
Jaden Crumedy Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (NE)
Jaden Crumedy
DT Mississippi State
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Patriots bet the future on Daniels. The board says 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. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B-.

Smith falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. Reaching for Guerendo left real value on the table behind him.

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Jayden Daniels
In slot 3 they get a long-term answer under center at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick34 Rnd2 Ladd McConkey
By-the-book stuff, Ladd McConkey at No. 34 squarely in line with his ranking. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick68 Rnd3 Patrick Paul
No edge and no loss on Patrick Paul in the 68th pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. It fills a real need, too.
Pick103 Rnd4 Isaac Guerendo
They talked themselves into Isaac Guerendo at pick 103, and the board did not agree. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick137 Rnd5 Justin Eboigbe
Justin Eboigbe in pick No. 137 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick180 Rnd6 Jaheim Bell
Jaheim Bell slipping to the Round 6 slot is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick193 Rnd6 Tykee Smith
They robbed the room for Tykee Smith here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick231 Rnd7 Jaden Crumedy
Jaden Crumedy at Round 7, Pick 11 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.