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Draft Selections
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (NE)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Nate Wiggins Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Nate Wiggins
CB Clemson
Roman Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Roman Wilson
WR Michigan
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (NE)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Isaiah Adams Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (NE)
Isaiah Adams
OT Illinois
Josh Newton Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (NE)
Josh Newton
CB TCU
Myles Harden Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (NE)
Myles Harden
CB South Dakota
Draft Picks Received
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (CHI)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Isaiah Adams Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (IND)
Isaiah Adams
OT Illinois
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (CHI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (CHI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (CHI)
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Draft Picks Traded
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (CHI)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Javion Cohen Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (IND)
Javion Cohen
OG Miami (FL)
Players Gained
Head Shot
Josh Downs
WR
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Gardner Minshew
QB
Players traded away
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Mac Jones
QB
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Mike Gesicki
TE
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Trent Brown
OT
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueB+ NeedB TradesF FutureA+
The Patriots bet the future on Daniels. The board says B-.

They finally answered the question that shadows every other one. Jayden Daniels is the Patriots' quarterback, full stop. The bottom line is a respectable B-.

However the rest shakes out, Newton at that price is a win they earned. Overpaying at the table undid a lot of the good work elsewhere. For all the activity, edge rusher went untouched, which is hard to explain.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but edge rusher.

Pick Analysis
Pick9 Rnd1 Jayden Daniels
In slot 9 they get the face of the franchise. A real need, handled.
Pick34 Rnd2 Nate Wiggins
Nate Wiggins in the Round 2 slot is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick68 Rnd3 Roman Wilson
Roman Wilson at Round 3, Pick 4 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick104 Rnd4 Xavier Legette
They robbed the room for Xavier Legette here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick150 Rnd5 Isaiah Adams
Circle this one: Isaiah Adams at No. 150 is a fall that decides a draft. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick182 Rnd6 Josh Newton
A top-tier cornerback at a bargain, Josh Newton in pick 182, plain and simple. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
Pick229 Rnd7 Myles Harden
They barely believed it either: Myles Harden still on the board at the 229th pick. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.