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Draft Selections
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (NE)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
Kamren Kinchens Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Kamren Kinchens
S Miami (FL)
Roman Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Roman Wilson
WR Michigan
Malachi Corley Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (NE)
Malachi Corley
WR Western Kentucky
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (NE)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
LaDarius Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (NE)
LaDarius Henderson
OT Michigan
Chau Smith-Wade Head Shot
PICK: 184 RND: 6 (NE)
Chau Smith-Wade
CB Washington State
Brennan Armstrong Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (NE)
Brennan Armstrong
QB North Carolina State
Draft Picks Received
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (TEN)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Kamren Kinchens Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (TEN)
Kamren Kinchens
S Miami (FL)
Chau Smith-Wade Head Shot
PICK: 184 RND: 6 (TEN)
Chau Smith-Wade
CB Washington State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (TEN)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (TEN)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
Players Gained
Head Shot
Tyjae Spears
RB
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall A-
ValueB- NeedB TradesA+ FutureA
The Patriots answered their biggest question with Daniels. Grade: A-.

There is reaching, and then there is Brennan Armstrong at Round 7, Pick 9. The Patriots jumped the board by 71 and dared it to prove them wrong.

So much rides on Jayden Daniels that the rest of the class almost grades on a curve behind him. They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast. However the rest shakes out, Corley at that price is a win they earned.

For all the activity, edge rusher went untouched, which is hard to explain.

Add it up and few war rooms did better this weekend, Jayden Daniels and all.

Pick Analysis
Pick7 Rnd1 Jayden Daniels
In the 7th pick they get their guy under center for the next decade. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick34 Rnd2 Patrick Paul
Patrick Paul at the Round 2 slot is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick38 Rnd2 Kamren Kinchens
Kamren Kinchens in slot 38 lands just on the right side of the ledger. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick68 Rnd3 Roman Wilson
A conviction pick on Roman Wilson at pick 68 that the board grades a round light. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick104 Rnd4 Malachi Corley
The board fumbled Malachi Corley all the way to No. 104, and they scooped it up. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick136 Rnd4 Cedric Gray
A market-rate linebacker, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Cedric Gray. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick182 Rnd6 LaDarius Henderson
Quietly one of the better values of the day, LaDarius Henderson at the Round 6 slot. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick184 Rnd6 Chau Smith-Wade
A slide stopped in Round 6, Pick 9, with Chau Smith-Wade worth more than the price. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick229 Rnd7 Brennan Armstrong
Brennan Armstrong at slot 229 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. The roster fit checks out.