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Draft Selections
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (NE)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (NE)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Jordan Morgan Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Jordan Morgan
OT Arizona
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Ja'Tavion Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (NE)
Ja'Tavion Sanders
TE Texas
Will Shipley Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Will Shipley
RB Clemson
Matt Goncalves Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (NE)
Matt Goncalves
OT Pittsburgh
Chau Smith-Wade Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (NE)
Chau Smith-Wade
CB Washington State
Malik Mustapha Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (NE)
Malik Mustapha
S Wake Forest
Tip Reiman Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (NE)
Tip Reiman
TE Illinois
Johnny Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (NE)
Johnny Dixon
CB Penn State
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (NE)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
Draft Picks Received
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIN)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (MIN)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Ja'Tavion Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (ARI)
Ja'Tavion Sanders
TE Texas
Matt Goncalves Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)
Matt Goncalves
OT Pittsburgh
Malik Mustapha Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (MIN)
Malik Mustapha
S Wake Forest
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (MIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (ARI)
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Draft Picks Traded
Malik Nabers Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (ARI)
Malik Nabers
WR LSU
Players Gained
Head Shot
Josh Oliver
TE
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall A-
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureA
Quarterback settled, Daniels in the fold, and a A- for the Patriots.

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. The sum of the weekend is a deserved A-.

However the rest shakes out, Sanders at that price is a win they earned. They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast. A whole weekend of picks and edge rusher is somehow still a want.

It is a bet on later, and a defensible one for a team playing the long game.

In the end it comes back to Jayden Daniels, and a haul good enough to build on right away.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Jayden Daniels
In the Round 1 slot they get a long-term answer under center. A real need, handled.
Pick23 Rnd1 Brian Thomas Jr.
In slot 23 they get a weapon on the perimeter at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick34 Rnd2 Jordan Morgan
A straight-up fair deal on Jordan Morgan at No. 34, value and slot in agreement. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick68 Rnd3 Xavier Legette
Xavier Legette in pick No. 68 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick71 Rnd3 Ja'Tavion Sanders
The board fumbled Ja'Tavion Sanders all the way to the 71st pick, and they scooped it up. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick103 Rnd4 Will Shipley
They took Will Shipley at par in Round 4, Pick 3, which is nothing to complain about. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick108 Rnd4 Matt Goncalves
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Matt Goncalves. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick137 Rnd5 Chau Smith-Wade
Nice patience on Chau Smith-Wade, who had no business lasting to pick 137. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick167 Rnd5 Malik Mustapha
No edge and no loss on Malik Mustapha in the 167th pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick180 Rnd6 Tip Reiman
Tip Reiman at pick 180 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It fills a real need, too.
Pick193 Rnd6 Johnny Dixon
A tidy little value on Johnny Dixon in Round 6, Pick 18, a step better than break-even. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
Pick231 Rnd7 Frank Gore Jr.
Frank Gore Jr. at the 231st overall pick is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the running back. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.