The Patriots spent real capital to be 74 picks early on Christian Jones, and the board is going to hold them to it. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B-.

Jayden Daniels gives the offense a face and a plan, and the grade leans heavily on whether he hits. The edge rusher hole is the one line item this class does not answer. The Barton pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch.

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