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Draft Selections
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NE)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Troy Franklin Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Troy Franklin
WR Oregon
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
Jalen McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Jalen McMillan
WR Washington
Jarrian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (NE)
Jarrian Jones
CB Florida State
Tip Reiman Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (NE)
Tip Reiman
TE Illinois
Jase McClellan Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (NE)
Jase McClellan
RB Alabama
Nathan Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (NE)
Nathan Thomas
OT Louisiana
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Patriots found their guy under center in Daniels: B-.

The search is over. The Patriots handed the keys to Jayden Daniels, and the whole operation now runs on his development. No fireworks, but a solid B-.

A whole weekend of picks and edge rusher is somehow still a want. On the needs board they went 5 of 8, with wide receiver the one that mattered most. Almost all the early capital went to that side of the ball.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Jayden Daniels
In pick No. 3 they get their guy under center for the next decade at fair value.
Pick34 Rnd2 Troy Franklin
Troy Franklin at the Round 2 slot is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick68 Rnd3 Patrick Paul
Patrick Paul in No. 68 is fair value, right on his grade. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick103 Rnd4 Jalen McMillan
Jalen McMillan in slot 103 lands just on the right side of the ledger. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick137 Rnd5 Jarrian Jones
By-the-book stuff, Jarrian Jones at the 137th pick squarely in line with his ranking. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick180 Rnd6 Tip Reiman
Tip Reiman at Round 6, Pick 5 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It fills a real need, too.
Pick193 Rnd6 Jase McClellan
A straight-up fair deal on Jase McClellan at pick 193, value and slot in agreement. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick231 Rnd7 Nathan Thomas
They paid sticker price for Nathan Thomas in the 231st overall pick, and that is fine. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.