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Draft Selections
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NE)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
Roman Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Roman Wilson
WR Michigan
Mike Sainristil Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (NE)
Mike Sainristil
CB Michigan
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (NE)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (NE)
James Williams
S Miami (FL)
Julian Pearl Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (NE)
Julian Pearl
OT-EDGE Illinois
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Patriots answered their biggest question with Daniels. Grade: B.

The Patriots did not reach, did not trade up, did not blink. They just waited, and James Williams fell into No. 182.

So much rides on Jayden Daniels that the rest of the class almost grades on a curve behind him. They punted on edge rusher, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

Wide receiver was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job. The offense got the lion's share of the attention.

Good work on the whole, with edge rusher the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Jayden Daniels
Jayden Daniels in slot 3 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick34 Rnd2 Olumuyiwa Fashanu
Circle this one: Olumuyiwa Fashanu at pick 34 is a fall that decides a draft. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick68 Rnd3 Roman Wilson
Taking Roman Wilson in slot 68 is close to grand larceny; a wide receiver that good had no business lasting this long. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick104 Rnd4 Mike Sainristil
Mike Sainristil at No. 104 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick136 Rnd4 Cedric Gray
Cedric Gray at pick 136 is money in the bank, a linebacker taken below his worth. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick182 Rnd6 James Williams
James Williams at Round 6, Pick 7 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick229 Rnd7 Julian Pearl
The board had Julian Pearl higher than the Round 7 slot, and the OT-EDGE fell to them anyway. A pick in search of a role on this roster.