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    Patriots
Draft Selections
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (NE)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (NE)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (NE)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (NE)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Justin Eboigbe Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (NE)
Justin Eboigbe
DL-EDGE Alabama
Joe Milton III Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (NE)
Joe Milton III
QB Tennessee
Tip Reiman Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (NE)
Tip Reiman
TE Illinois
Daijun Edwards Head Shot
PICK: 210 RND: 6 (NE)
Daijun Edwards
RB Georgia
Tylan Grable Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (NE)
Tylan Grable
OT UCF
Draft Picks Received
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (ATL)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (PHI)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (BUF)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (TB)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Daijun Edwards Head Shot
PICK: 210 RND: 6 (PHI)
Daijun Edwards
RB Georgia
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (BUF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (PHI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (TB)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (PHI)
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Draft Picks Traded
Brock Bowers Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (ATL)
Brock Bowers
TE Georgia
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (PIT)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Andru Phillips Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (TB)
Andru Phillips
CB Kentucky
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIA)
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Players Gained
Head Shot
Drew Dalman
C
Head Shot
Darius Slay
CB
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureC+
The Patriots drew a line under the quarterback search with Daniels: 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.

They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast. Every board in the league had Milton III lower, and that gap is the story. The Edwards value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped interior defensive lineman, which is a strange place to end up.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Jayden Daniels
In the 8th overall pick they get a franchise quarterback. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick22 Rnd1 Troy Fautanu
In the 22nd pick they get a long-term starter on the line at fair value. A real need, handled.
Pick28 Rnd1 Brian Thomas Jr.
In pick No. 28 they get a difference-maker at receiver at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick68 Rnd3 Xavier Legette
They paid sticker price for Xavier Legette in the Round 3 slot, and that is fine. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick92 Rnd3 Khyree Jackson
A clean, defensible pick in slot 92 with a little surplus value in Khyree Jackson. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick137 Rnd5 Justin Eboigbe
A premium they did not need to pay, Justin Eboigbe a notch or two before his time. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick180 Rnd6 Joe Milton III
Value said wait; Joe Milton III in No. 180 says they were not listening. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick193 Rnd6 Tip Reiman
The board had Tip Reiman higher than Round 6, Pick 18, and the tight end fell to them anyway. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick210 Rnd6 Daijun Edwards
A running back of that caliber at pick No. 210 is the definition of value, full stop. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick231 Rnd7 Tylan Grable
By-the-book stuff, Tylan Grable at the 231st overall pick squarely in line with his ranking. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.