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Patriots April 18

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Draft Selections
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NE)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Jordan Morgan Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Jordan Morgan
OT Arizona
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (NE)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Isaiah Davis Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (NE)
Isaiah Davis
RB South Dakota State
Tip Reiman Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (NE)
Tip Reiman
TE Illinois
Tylan Grable Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (NE)
Tylan Grable
OT UCF
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Patriots finally solved quarterback, and it carried them to a B-.

They finally answered the question that shadows every other one. Jayden Daniels is the Patriots' quarterback, full stop. A dependable weekend that grades out a B-.

Landing Davis that late papers over a lot of smaller sins. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped edge rusher, which is a strange place to end up.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Jayden Daniels
In pick 3 they get the arm they will build around. A real need, handled.
Pick34 Rnd2 Jordan Morgan
Jordan Morgan in the Round 2 slot is exactly on the number, no argument either way. The roster fit checks out.
Pick68 Rnd3 Payton Wilson
Payton Wilson at the 68th overall pick is money in the bank, a linebacker taken below his worth. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick103 Rnd4 Khyree Jackson
They let Khyree Jackson come to them and pounced at Round 4, Pick 3. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick137 Rnd5 Johnny Wilson
Value with a capital V on Johnny Wilson in slot 137, a genuine coup. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick180 Rnd6 Isaiah Davis
The board fumbled Isaiah Davis all the way to pick No. 180, and they scooped it up. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick193 Rnd6 Tip Reiman
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Tip Reiman in the 193rd pick. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick231 Rnd7 Tylan Grable
Tylan Grable at No. 231 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A need, and now a little less of one.