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    Patriots
Draft Selections
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NE)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Ja'Lynn Polk Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Ja'Lynn Polk
WR Washington
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (NE)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 3 (NE)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Dylan Laube Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (NE)
Dylan Laube
RB New Hampshire
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (NE)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
Brevyn Spann-Ford Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (NE)
Brevyn Spann-Ford
TE Minnesota
Draft Picks Received
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 3 (SF)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Draft Picks Traded
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (CIN)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Beaux Limmer Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (CIN)
Beaux Limmer
C Arkansas
Players traded away
Head Shot
Mac Jones
QB
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall C+
ValueC+ NeedB TradesC- FutureB-
The Patriots answered their biggest question with Daniels. Grade: C+.

The search is over. The Patriots handed the keys to Jayden Daniels, and the whole operation now runs on his development. It nets out a thoroughly average C+.

Polk has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through edge rusher. Getting Spann-Ford where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class.

If Jayden Daniels and a couple of the gambles land, hindsight will be kinder than this grade.

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Jayden Daniels
In the 3rd overall pick they get their guy under center for the next decade. A real need, handled.
Pick34 Rnd2 Ja'Lynn Polk
A real head-scratcher, Ja'Lynn Polk in Round 2, Pick 2 is miles ahead of his ranking. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick49 Rnd2 Patrick Paul
Patrick Paul in the Round 2 slot is fair value, right on his grade. The roster fit checks out.
Pick98 Rnd3 Khyree Jackson
A market-rate cornerback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Khyree Jackson. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick139 Rnd5 Dylan Laube
A straight-up fair deal on Dylan Laube at the 139th pick, value and slot in agreement. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick182 Rnd6 Christian Jones
They went early on Christian Jones in pick 182, and the value did not follow. It fills a real need, too.
Pick224 Rnd7 Brevyn Spann-Ford
Brevyn Spann-Ford slipping to No. 224 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.