Brady'S MOCK DRAFT
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Draft Selections
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NE)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
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
Roger Rosengarten Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (NE)
Roger Rosengarten
OT Washington
Trente Jones Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (NE)
Trente Jones
OT Michigan
Jaylen Harrell Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (NE)
Jaylen Harrell
DE-EDGE Michigan
Solomon Byrd Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (NE)
Solomon Byrd
DE-EDGE USC
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Patriots finally solved quarterback, and it carried them to a 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. More right than wrong, and a B- to match.

Every board in the league had Byrd lower, and that gap is the story. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through interior defensive lineman.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Jayden Daniels
In the 3rd pick they get a long-term answer under center at fair value.
Pick34 Rnd2 Adonai Mitchell
Adonai Mitchell in pick 34 lands just on the right side of the ledger. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick68 Rnd3 Malachi Corley
Value with a capital V on Malachi Corley in the Round 3 slot, a genuine coup. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick103 Rnd4 Matt Goncalves
Matt Goncalves at the 103rd overall pick is a conviction pick that outran the value. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick137 Rnd5 Roger Rosengarten
No drama and no debate, Roger Rosengarten went about where he belonged in Round 5, Pick 1. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick180 Rnd6 Trente Jones
They liked Trente Jones enough to skip the value, taking him in slot 180. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick193 Rnd6 Jaylen Harrell
A reach for Jaylen Harrell in pick No. 193; a little patience would have been rewarded. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick231 Rnd7 Solomon Byrd
A real head-scratcher, Solomon Byrd in No. 231 is miles ahead of his ranking. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.