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Patriots April 12

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Draft Selections
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (NE)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Jordan Morgan Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Jordan Morgan
OT Arizona
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (NE)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (NE)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Jalyx Hunt Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (NE)
Jalyx Hunt
DE-EDGE Houston Christian
Tip Reiman Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (NE)
Tip Reiman
TE Illinois
Curtis Jacobs Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (NE)
Curtis Jacobs
LB Penn State
Garret Greenfield Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (NE)
Garret Greenfield
OT South Dakota State
Draft Picks Received
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (ATL)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (ATL)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (ATL)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ATL)
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Draft Picks Traded
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (ATL)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesC- FutureA
Daniels is the plan now, and the Patriots grade out 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.

A whole weekend of picks and interior defensive lineman is somehow still a want. Every board in the league had Hunt lower, and that gap is the story. Thomas Jr. at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster.

The trades cost them a sliver of value they did not need to spend.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but interior defensive lineman.

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Jayden Daniels
In the Round 1 slot they get a long-term answer under center at fair value. A real need, handled.
Pick34 Rnd2 Jordan Morgan
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Jordan Morgan. The roster fit checks out.
Pick43 Rnd2 Brian Thomas Jr.
Brian Thomas Jr. is a better player than the 43rd pick suggests; smart patience, rewarded. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick68 Rnd3 Kingsley Suamataia
They did well to land Kingsley Suamataia in pick 68, just ahead of his grade. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick103 Rnd4 Khyree Jackson
A quiet steal in slot 103: Khyree Jackson for less than the market said. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick109 Rnd4 Braelon Allen
Braelon Allen in Round 4, Pick 9 lands just on the right side of the ledger. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick137 Rnd5 Jalyx Hunt
A reach for Jalyx Hunt in No. 137; a little patience would have been rewarded. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick180 Rnd6 Tip Reiman
They took Tip Reiman at par in the 180th overall pick, which is nothing to complain about. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick193 Rnd6 Curtis Jacobs
Curtis Jacobs at pick No. 193 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick231 Rnd7 Garret Greenfield
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Garret Greenfield at No. 231. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.