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    Patriots
Draft Selections
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (NE)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Malik Nabers Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Malik Nabers
WR LSU
Amarius Mims Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Amarius Mims
OT Georgia
Christian Mahogany Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Christian Mahogany
OG Boston College
Sedrick Van Pran Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (NE)
Sedrick Van Pran
C Georgia
Roman Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (NE)
Roman Wilson
WR Michigan
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 3 (NE)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (NE)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Javon Foster Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (NE)
Javon Foster
OT Missouri
Dylan Laube Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (NE)
Dylan Laube
RB New Hampshire
Will Shipley Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (NE)
Will Shipley
RB Clemson
Draft Picks Received
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (TEN)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Amarius Mims Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (TEN)
Amarius Mims
OT Georgia
Sedrick Van Pran Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (IND)
Sedrick Van Pran
C Georgia
Roman Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (DAL)
Roman Wilson
WR Michigan
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 3 (SF)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Draft Picks Traded
Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (TEN)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
Players Gained
Head Shot
Ryan Tannehill
QB
Players traded away
Head Shot
DeVante Parker
WR
Head Shot
JuJu Smith-Schuster
WR
Head Shot
Mac Jones
QB
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureB-
Daniels is the Patriots' new face under center. Grade: B+.

The board owed the Patriots one, and it paid up: Will Shipley, the No. 133 name on the board, sitting there at No. 229 like a gift left on the doorstep. The bottom line is a respectable B+.

So much rides on Jayden Daniels that the rest of the class almost grades on a curve behind him. Reaching for Sinnott left real value on the table behind him. They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast.

The edge rusher hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick7 Rnd1 Jayden Daniels
In Round 1, Pick 7 they get their guy under center for the next decade at fair value.
Pick34 Rnd2 Malik Nabers
You do not let a wide receiver like Malik Nabers reach the Round 2 slot and blink. They did not. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick38 Rnd2 Amarius Mims
Amarius Mims in Round 2, Pick 6 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. The roster fit checks out.
Pick68 Rnd3 Christian Mahogany
Christian Mahogany at pick 68 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick82 Rnd3 Sedrick Van Pran
Sedrick Van Pran at slot 82 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick87 Rnd3 Roman Wilson
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Roman Wilson in the 87th overall pick. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick98 Rnd3 Khyree Jackson
No edge and no loss on Khyree Jackson in the Round 3 slot; it is a wash and a sensible one. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick104 Rnd4 Ben Sinnott
Value said wait; Ben Sinnott in pick No. 104 says they were not listening. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick136 Rnd4 Javon Foster
Nice patience on Javon Foster, who had no business lasting to the 136th pick. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick182 Rnd6 Dylan Laube
Dylan Laube in No. 182 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It fills a real need, too.
Pick229 Rnd7 Will Shipley
They robbed the room for Will Shipley here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A need, and now a little less of one.