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Draft Selections
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NE)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Keon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Keon Coleman
WR Florida State
Malachi Corley Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Malachi Corley
WR Western Kentucky
Matt Goncalves Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Matt Goncalves
OT Pittsburgh
Walter Rouse Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (NE)
Walter Rouse
OT Oklahoma
Trente Jones Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (NE)
Trente Jones
OT Michigan
Johnny Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (NE)
Johnny Dixon
CB Penn State
Tylan Grable Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (NE)
Tylan Grable
OT UCF
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Daniels is the plan now, and the Patriots grade out a B-.

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. They moved the roster forward and banked a B- for it.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through edge rusher. The cost of the Rouse reach is exactly the players who went right after him.

That is a wide receiver worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but edge rusher.

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Jayden Daniels
In pick No. 3 they get a passer to set the clock by. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick34 Rnd2 Keon Coleman
A market-rate wide receiver, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Keon Coleman. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick68 Rnd3 Malachi Corley
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Malachi Corley in slot 68. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick103 Rnd4 Matt Goncalves
They paid sticker price for Matt Goncalves in No. 103, and that is fine. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick137 Rnd5 Walter Rouse
A real head-scratcher, Walter Rouse in the 137th pick is miles ahead of his ranking. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick180 Rnd6 Trente Jones
They liked Trente Jones enough to skip the value, taking him in pick 180. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick193 Rnd6 Johnny Dixon
Johnny Dixon in the 193rd overall pick is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick231 Rnd7 Tylan Grable
A straight-up fair deal on Tylan Grable at Round 7, Pick 11, value and slot in agreement. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.