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Draft Selections
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NE)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Amarius Mims Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Amarius Mims
OT Georgia
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Devontez Walker Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (NE)
Devontez Walker
WR North Carolina
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (NE)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 96 RND: 3 (NE)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 3 (NE)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
Audric Estime Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (NE)
Audric Estime
RB Notre Dame
Javon Solomon Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (NE)
Javon Solomon
OLB-EDGE Troy
Javon Baker Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (NE)
Javon Baker
WR UCF
Matt Goncalves Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (NE)
Matt Goncalves
OT Pittsburgh
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (NE)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Malik Washington Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (NE)
Malik Washington
WR Virginia
Will Shipley Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (NE)
Will Shipley
RB Clemson
Kalen King Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (NE)
Kalen King
CB Penn State
Taulia Tagovailoa Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (NE)
Taulia Tagovailoa
QB Maryland
Josh Proctor Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (NE)
Josh Proctor
S Ohio State
Draft Picks Received
Devontez Walker Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (SF)
Devontez Walker
WR North Carolina
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (KC)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 96 RND: 3 (JAX)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 3 (SF)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
Javon Solomon Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (NYG)
Javon Solomon
OLB-EDGE Troy
Javon Baker Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (JAX)
Javon Baker
WR UCF
Matt Goncalves Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (JAX)
Matt Goncalves
OT Pittsburgh
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (DEN)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Will Shipley Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (ARI)
Will Shipley
RB Clemson
Kalen King Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (ARI)
Kalen King
CB Penn State
Players traded away
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DeVante Parker
WR
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Jalen Mills
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Ja'Whaun Bentley
LB
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JuJu Smith-Schuster
WR
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Kyle Dugger
S
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Mac Jones
QB
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Tre Nixon
WR
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall D-
ValueB NeedB TradesF FutureB-
Daniels is the Patriots' new face under center. Grade: D-.

You can fall in love with a player. You are not supposed to marry him in the wrong round. The Patriots did exactly that with Taulia Tagovailoa in the 182nd pick. Hard to defend, and the D- reflects that.

Jayden Daniels is the bet, and the class will be judged on how it pays off. The trades bled value they could not afford to lose.

Leaving edge rusher unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. The Solomon pick reads as want over need, and the roster will feel it at edge rusher, interior defensive lineman and other spots.

Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Washington.

In the end, a class the front office will want to grow past quickly.

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Jayden Daniels
In the Round 1 slot they get their quarterback of the future. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick34 Rnd2 Amarius Mims
A tidy bit of business in the 34th overall pick, where Amarius Mims graded well above the range. It fills a real need, too.
Pick68 Rnd3 Payton Wilson
Payton Wilson is a better player than pick No. 68 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick94 Rnd3 Devontez Walker
Devontez Walker in No. 94 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick95 Rnd3 Khyree Jackson
A quiet steal in pick 95: Khyree Jackson for less than the market said. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick96 Rnd3 Brenden Rice
No edge and no loss on Brenden Rice in the 96th pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick98 Rnd3 Patrick Paul
A top-tier offensive lineman at a bargain, Patrick Paul in pick No. 98, plain and simple. The roster fit checks out.
Pick104 Rnd4 Audric Estime
A reasonable price with a little left over, Audric Estime in the 104th overall pick. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick108 Rnd4 Javon Solomon
A surprising call. With edge rusher, interior defensive lineman and other spots still to address, they spent slot 108 on Javon Solomon, an OLB-EDGE they were not short of.
Pick115 Rnd4 Javon Baker
Somehow Javon Baker was still sitting there in the 115th pick, and they pounced on premier wide receiver value. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick117 Rnd4 Matt Goncalves
Matt Goncalves at the Round 4 slot is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the offensive lineman. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick122 Rnd4 Cedric Gray
A want over a need in pick 122: Cedric Gray adds a linebacker while edge rusher, interior defensive lineman and other spots keeps waiting.
Pick136 Rnd4 Malik Washington
Malik Washington in No. 136 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick137 Rnd5 Will Shipley
Will Shipley at Round 5, Pick 1 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick161 Rnd5 Kalen King
Circle this one: Kalen King at the Round 5 slot is a fall that decides a draft. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
Pick182 Rnd6 Taulia Tagovailoa
Value said wait; Taulia Tagovailoa in No. 182 says they were not listening. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick229 Rnd7 Josh Proctor
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Josh Proctor in pick 229. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.