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RUN ON MAR 19, 2024

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Draft Selections
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (NE)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Ladd McConkey Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Ladd McConkey
WR Georgia
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (NE)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
LB Clemson
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Jarrian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (NE)
Jarrian Jones
CB Florida State
Dwight McGlothern Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (NE)
Dwight McGlothern
CB Arkansas
Logan Lee Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (NE)
Logan Lee
DL Iowa
Ryan Flournoy Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (NE)
Ryan Flournoy
WR Southeast Missouri State
Draft Picks Received
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (NYG)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (NYG)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (NYG)
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Draft Picks Traded
Malik Nabers Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NYG)
Malik Nabers
WR LSU
Players Gained
Head Shot
Bobby Okereke
LB
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall A-
ValueB- NeedB TradesA+ FutureA
Daniels is the plan now, and the Patriots grade out a A-.

They finally answered the question that shadows every other one. Jayden Daniels is the Patriots' quarterback, full stop. A near-flawless weekend of work, and a A- to cap it.

They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own. However the rest shakes out, Flournoy at that price is a win they earned. The edge rusher spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

Every board in the league had Wilson lower, and that gap is the story.

Trust the process, because this time the process plainly worked.

Pick Analysis
Pick6 Rnd1 Jayden Daniels
In No. 6 they get a franchise quarterback. A real need, handled.
Pick34 Rnd2 Ladd McConkey
They took Ladd McConkey at par in pick No. 34, which is nothing to complain about. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick47 Rnd2 Cooper Beebe
By-the-book stuff, Cooper Beebe at pick 47 squarely in line with his ranking. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick68 Rnd3 Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
A market-rate linebacker, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Jeremiah Trotter Jr.. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick103 Rnd4 Johnny Wilson
A big swing on Johnny Wilson at slot 103, well ahead of any board in the building. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick137 Rnd5 Jarrian Jones
No edge and no loss on Jarrian Jones in the 137th pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick180 Rnd6 Dwight McGlothern
Dwight McGlothern in the 180th overall pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
Pick193 Rnd6 Logan Lee
Logan Lee at Round 6, Pick 18 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick231 Rnd7 Ryan Flournoy
A wide receiver of that caliber at the Round 7 slot is the definition of value, full stop. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.