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Draft Selections
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (NE)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (NE)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Amarius Mims Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Amarius Mims
OT Georgia
Xavier Worthy Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Xavier Worthy
WR Texas
Blake Corum Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (NE)
Blake Corum
RB Michigan
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (NE)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (NE)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Xavier Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (NE)
Xavier Thomas
DE-EDGE Clemson
Delmar Glaze Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (NE)
Delmar Glaze
C Maryland
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 231 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
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (ARI)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Blake Corum Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (ARI)
Blake Corum
RB Michigan
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (LAC)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Xavier Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (DEN)
Xavier Thomas
DE-EDGE Clemson
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (LAC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (LAC)
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Draft Picks Traded
Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (ARI)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
Myles Cole Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (DEN)
Myles Cole
DE-EDGE Texas Tech
Players Gained
Head Shot
Budda Baker
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Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B+
ValueB- NeedB TradesA+ FutureB+
The Patriots left with their quarterback, and a B+ to match.

The one hole that towered over the rest is filled. The Patriots spent their marquee pick on Jayden Daniels, and for the first time in a while there is a real answer at quarterback. Call it a sensible B+, earned the boring way.

The dealing alone would carry a lesser class. They punted on interior defensive lineman, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

They will need Thomas to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the interior defensive lineman spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick5 Rnd1 Jayden Daniels
In No. 5 they get a franchise quarterback at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick27 Rnd1 Kool-Aid McKinstry
In pick 27 they get a lockdown presence outside. More want than need.
Pick34 Rnd2 Amarius Mims
Amarius Mims at the 34th pick is money in the bank, a offensive lineman taken below his worth. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick68 Rnd3 Xavier Worthy
A straight-up fair deal on Xavier Worthy at Round 3, Pick 4, value and slot in agreement. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick90 Rnd3 Blake Corum
Blake Corum in the 90th overall pick is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. The roster fit checks out.
Pick103 Rnd4 Brenden Rice
Brenden Rice at pick No. 103 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the wide receiver. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick105 Rnd4 Cedric Gray
A reach for Cedric Gray in the Round 4 slot; a little patience would have been rewarded. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick137 Rnd5 Ben Sinnott
A reasonable price with a little left over, Ben Sinnott in slot 137. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick147 Rnd5 Xavier Thomas
Xavier Thomas at Round 5, Pick 11 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick193 Rnd6 Delmar Glaze
No drama and no debate, Delmar Glaze went about where he belonged in pick No. 193. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick231 Rnd7 Frank Gore Jr.
They did well to land Frank Gore Jr. in pick 231, just ahead of his grade. It fills a real need, too.