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Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NE)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (NE)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
Ja'Tavion Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Ja'Tavion Sanders
TE Texas
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (NE)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Devontez Walker Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Devontez Walker
WR North Carolina
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (NE)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
Draft Picks Received
Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (DET)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (DET)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Draft Picks Traded
Jordan Jefferson Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (DET)
Jordan Jefferson
DT LSU
Caedan Wallace Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (DET)
Caedan Wallace
OT Penn State
Ryan Flournoy Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (DET)
Ryan Flournoy
WR Southeast Missouri State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (CHI)
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PICK: RND: 3 (CHI)
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PICK: RND: 4 (CHI)
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PICK: RND: 5 (CHI)
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PICK: RND: 6 (CHI)
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Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesA+ FutureF
Daniels is the Patriots' new face under center. Grade: B-.

The search is over. The Patriots handed the keys to Jayden Daniels, and the whole operation now runs on his development. It does the job without flash, and the B- reflects it.

They are betting McCaffrey proves the room right and everyone else wrong. They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own. They will regret leaving edge rusher for another day if the season turns on it.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Jayden Daniels
By-the-book stuff, Jayden Daniels at No. 3 squarely in line with his ranking. It fills a real need, too.
Pick29 Rnd1 Troy Fautanu
Good price on Troy Fautanu in the 29th overall pick, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick34 Rnd2 Ja'Tavion Sanders
They paid sticker price for Ja'Tavion Sanders in pick 34, and that is fine. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick61 Rnd2 Kingsley Suamataia
No edge and no loss on Kingsley Suamataia in pick No. 61; it is a wash and a sensible one. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick68 Rnd3 Devontez Walker
Devontez Walker in the 68th pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick103 Rnd4 Luke McCaffrey
A real head-scratcher, Luke McCaffrey in Round 4, Pick 3 is miles ahead of his ranking. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick137 Rnd5 Tommy Eichenberg
Tommy Eichenberg at slot 137 is a conviction pick that outran the value. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.