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Draft Selections
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (NE)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Jordan Morgan Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Jordan Morgan
OT Arizona
Darius Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (NE)
Darius Robinson
DL-EDGE Missouri
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
LB Clemson
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (NE)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Cam Hart Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (NE)
Cam Hart
CB Notre Dame
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (NE)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Malik Mustapha Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (NE)
Malik Mustapha
S Wake Forest
Delmar Glaze Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (NE)
Delmar Glaze
C Maryland
Kamal Hadden Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (NE)
Kamal Hadden
CB Tennessee
Rasheen Ali Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (NE)
Rasheen Ali
RB Marshall
Draft Picks Received
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (ARI)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Darius Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (ARI)
Darius Robinson
DL-EDGE Missouri
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (NYJ)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Malik Mustapha Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (ARI)
Malik Mustapha
S Wake Forest
Kamal Hadden Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (ATL)
Kamal Hadden
CB Tennessee
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (NYJ)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (ATL)
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Draft Picks Traded
Malik Nabers Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (ARI)
Malik Nabers
WR LSU
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB TradesA FutureB-
A passer of the future in Daniels, and a B, for the Patriots.

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. More right than wrong, and a B to match.

If one pick saves this weekend, it is Hadden. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through interior defensive lineman.

The trade work was a quiet net positive.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Jayden Daniels
In slot 4 they get the face of the franchise at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick34 Rnd2 Jordan Morgan
Jordan Morgan at the 34th pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. The roster fit checks out.
Pick35 Rnd2 Darius Robinson
Darius Robinson in pick No. 35 is fair value, right on his grade. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick68 Rnd3 Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. at the 68th overall pick is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick72 Rnd3 Xavier Legette
They took Xavier Legette at par in No. 72, which is nothing to complain about. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick102 Rnd4 Cam Hart
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Cam Hart at Round 4, Pick 2 is the proof. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick136 Rnd4 Ben Sinnott
Ben Sinnott in the Round 4 slot lands just on the right side of the ledger. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick161 Rnd5 Malik Mustapha
Malik Mustapha slid further than he should have, and pick 161 is lovely value for the safety. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick179 Rnd6 Delmar Glaze
A straight-up fair deal on Delmar Glaze at No. 179, value and slot in agreement. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick186 Rnd6 Kamal Hadden
Taking Kamal Hadden in the 186th overall pick is close to grand larceny; a cornerback that good had no business lasting this long. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Pick231 Rnd7 Rasheen Ali
Rasheen Ali at the 231st pick is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. A need, and now a little less of one.