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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
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
McKinnley Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
McKinnley Jackson
DL Texas A&M
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (NE)
James Williams
S Miami (FL)
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (NE)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Elijah Jones Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (NE)
Elijah Jones
CB Boston College
Brevyn Spann-Ford Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (NE)
Brevyn Spann-Ford
TE Minnesota
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Patriots bet the future on Daniels. The board says B-.

The search is over. The Patriots handed the keys to Jayden Daniels, and the whole operation now runs on his development. A dependable weekend that grades out a B-.

A whole weekend of picks and edge rusher is somehow still a want. They banked enough surplus on Williams to cover a lot of smaller sins.

The cost of the Jackson reach is exactly the players who went right after him. Job largely done: wide receiver settled and 6 of 8 of the wish list covered.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Jayden Daniels
In No. 3 they get a franchise quarterback at fair value. A real need, handled.
Pick34 Rnd2 Adonai Mitchell
No drama and no debate, Adonai Mitchell went about where he belonged in the 34th overall pick. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick68 Rnd3 Patrick Paul
Patrick Paul at slot 68 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It fills a real need, too.
Pick103 Rnd4 McKinnley Jackson
A swing that ignored the value entirely, McKinnley Jackson well ahead of where he belonged. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick137 Rnd5 James Williams
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing James Williams in pick 137. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick180 Rnd6 Luke McCaffrey
Luke McCaffrey slipping to pick No. 180 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick193 Rnd6 Elijah Jones
A straight-up fair deal on Elijah Jones at the 193rd pick, value and slot in agreement. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick231 Rnd7 Brevyn Spann-Ford
Brevyn Spann-Ford at Round 7, Pick 11 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.