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    Patriots
Draft Selections
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (NE)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (NE)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
Ja'Lynn Polk Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (NE)
Ja'Lynn Polk
WR Washington
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (NE)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Chau Smith-Wade Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (NE)
Chau Smith-Wade
CB Washington State
Zion Tupuola-Fetui Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (NE)
Zion Tupuola-Fetui
DE-EDGE Washington
Jawhar Jordan Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (NE)
Jawhar Jordan
RB Louisville
Draft Picks Received
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (ATL)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (NO)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
Ja'Lynn Polk Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (PHI)
Ja'Lynn Polk
WR Washington
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (PHI)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (NO)
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Draft Picks Traded
Malik Nabers Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (ATL)
Malik Nabers
WR LSU
Jordan Morgan Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (PHI)
Jordan Morgan
OT Arizona
Malik Washington Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (PHI)
Malik Washington
WR Virginia
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueC+ NeedB TradesC- FutureA+
Daniels is the Patriots' new face under center. Grade: B.

The one hole that towered over the rest is filled. The Patriots spent their marquee pick on Jayden Daniels, and for the first time in a while there is a real answer at quarterback. It nets out to a B, which feels about right.

Every board in the league had Jordan lower, and that gap is the story. The interior defensive lineman hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

The Suamataia pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch. The trades cost them a sliver of value they did not need to spend.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Jayden Daniels
In pick 8 they get the arm they will build around. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick45 Rnd2 Patrick Paul
Patrick Paul in the 45th overall pick is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick50 Rnd2 Ja'Lynn Polk
A big swing on Ja'Lynn Polk at slot 50, well ahead of any board in the building. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick53 Rnd2 Xavier Legette
They reached into another round for Xavier Legette, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick68 Rnd3 Kingsley Suamataia
A tidy bit of business in the Round 3 slot, where Kingsley Suamataia graded well above the range. It fills a real need, too.
Pick136 Rnd4 Chau Smith-Wade
A tidy little value on Chau Smith-Wade in Round 4, Pick 36, a step better than break-even. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick182 Rnd6 Zion Tupuola-Fetui
Zion Tupuola-Fetui at No. 182 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick229 Rnd7 Jawhar Jordan
They reached a country mile for Jawhar Jordan at the 229th pick, and the board is aghast. A need, and now a little less of one.