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Draft Selections
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (NE)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Brock Bowers Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Brock Bowers
TE Georgia
Christian Mahogany Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Christian Mahogany
OG Boston College
Graham Barton Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (NE)
Graham Barton
OT Duke
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (NE)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (NE)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
Tyrone Tracy Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (NE)
Tyrone Tracy Jr.
WR Purdue
Josh Wallace Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (NE)
Josh Wallace
CB Michigan
Draft Picks Received
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (ATL)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (ATL)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ATL)
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Draft Picks Traded
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (ATL)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (MIA)
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Players Gained
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Brian Branch
S
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Landon Dickerson
OG
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Jahan Dotson
WR
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George Kittle
TE
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Bernhard Raimann
OT
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Nolan Smith
LB
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Darnell Washington
TE
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Jameson Williams
WR
Players traded away
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Atonio Mafi
OG
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Cole Strange
OG
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DeVante Parker
WR
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J.C. Jackson
CB
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Jalen Reagor
WR
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JuJu Smith-Schuster
WR
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Mac Jones
QB
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Myles Bryant
CB
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Tyquan Thornton
WR
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureB-
The Patriots bet the future on Daniels. The board says B+.

The Christian Jones selection is the head-turner. The Patriots reached 66 spots for him, and it will define how this weekend is remembered. They moved the roster forward and banked a B+ for it.

Everything downstream of Jayden Daniels depends on Jayden Daniels, and the building knows it. They banked enough surplus on Barton to cover a lot of smaller sins.

Every deal seemed to tilt their way, which is not luck. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through edge rusher.

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Jayden Daniels
In the 8th overall pick they get their guy under center for the next decade at fair value. A real need, handled.
Pick34 Rnd2 Brock Bowers
Brock Bowers at the Round 2 slot is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick68 Rnd3 Christian Mahogany
The board had cheaper options than Christian Mahogany at slot 68, and it noticed. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick104 Rnd4 Graham Barton
Graham Barton at the 104th pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick136 Rnd4 Luke McCaffrey
A straight-up fair deal on Luke McCaffrey at pick 136, value and slot in agreement. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick142 Rnd5 Christian Jones
They talked themselves into Christian Jones at No. 142, and the board did not agree. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick182 Rnd6 Tyrone Tracy Jr.
They reached into another round for Tyrone Tracy Jr., and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick229 Rnd7 Josh Wallace
A reasonable price with a little left over, Josh Wallace in the 229th pick. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.