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Draft Selections
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (NE)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Ladd McConkey Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Ladd McConkey
WR Georgia
Christian Mahogany Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (NE)
Christian Mahogany
OG Boston College
Darius Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (NE)
Darius Robinson
DL-EDGE Missouri
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (NE)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (NE)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
Draft Picks Received
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Christian Mahogany Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (SEA)
Christian Mahogany
OG Boston College
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (SEA)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (NYJ)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (NYJ)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (PIT)
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Draft Picks Traded
Marvin Harrison Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Marvin Harrison Jr.
WR Ohio State
Jordan Jefferson Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (MIN)
Jordan Jefferson
DT LSU
Kenny Logan Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (TEN)
Kenny Logan Jr.
S Kansas
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (MIA)
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Players Gained
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Andrew Booth Jr.
CB
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Landon Dickerson
OG
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Chigoziem Okonkwo
TE
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Bernhard Raimann
OT
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Nolan Smith
LB
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Darnell Washington
TE
Players traded away
Head Shot
Cole Strange
OG
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Jalen Reagor
WR
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JuJu Smith-Schuster
WR
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureB-
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. No fireworks, but a solid B+.

The Jones reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. Getting McConkey where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class.

They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own. For all the activity, interior defensive lineman went untouched, which is hard to explain.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but interior defensive lineman.

Pick Analysis
Pick10 Rnd1 Jayden Daniels
In Round 1, Pick 10 they get a passer to set the clock by. A real need, handled.
Pick34 Rnd2 Brian Thomas Jr.
Brian Thomas Jr. at pick 34 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the wide receiver. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick68 Rnd3 Ladd McConkey
A wide receiver of that caliber at pick No. 68 is the definition of value, full stop. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick81 Rnd3 Christian Mahogany
A clean, defensible pick in the 81st pick with a little surplus value in Christian Mahogany. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick104 Rnd4 Darius Robinson
The board had cheaper options than Darius Robinson at slot 104, and it noticed. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick136 Rnd4 Luke McCaffrey
Luke McCaffrey at No. 136 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick151 Rnd5 Christian Jones
Christian Jones in the 151st overall pick is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. The roster fit checks out.