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    Patriots
Draft Selections
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (NE)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (NE)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
Ja'Lynn Polk Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Ja'Lynn Polk
WR Washington
Christian Mahogany Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (NE)
Christian Mahogany
OG Boston College
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Kitan Oladapo Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (NE)
Kitan Oladapo
S Oregon State
Zion Tupuola-Fetui Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (NE)
Zion Tupuola-Fetui
DE-EDGE Washington
Rasheen Ali Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (NE)
Rasheen Ali
RB Marshall
Draft Picks Received
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (NYG)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (NYG)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
Christian Mahogany Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (DAL)
Christian Mahogany
OG Boston College
Zion Tupuola-Fetui Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (CIN)
Zion Tupuola-Fetui
DE-EDGE Washington
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (NYG)
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Draft Picks Traded
Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NYG)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
Nehemiah Pritchett Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (CIN)
Nehemiah Pritchett
CB Auburn
Tip Reiman Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (CIN)
Tip Reiman
TE Illinois
Players traded away
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JuJu Smith-Schuster
WR
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall C+
ValueC+ NeedB TradesF FutureA
The Patriots drew a line under the quarterback search with Daniels: C+.

The war room fell hard for Zion Tupuola-Fetui, and it showed at the 149th pick: 66 picks ahead of a board that had other ideas. Some smart calls, some head-scratchers, and a C+ in the wash.

They have staked the next five years on Jayden Daniels, which is the only story that really matters here. They lost the exchange badly enough to drag the whole class down. They punted on interior defensive lineman, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

In the end, a coin-flip class: fine today, with a wide range of outcomes ahead.

Pick Analysis
Pick6 Rnd1 Jayden Daniels
In pick No. 6 they get the face of the franchise. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick34 Rnd2 Kool-Aid McKinstry
Good price on Kool-Aid McKinstry in the 34th pick, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick47 Rnd2 Patrick Paul
This one needs a full-page explanation: Patrick Paul in the Round 2 slot, miles early. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick68 Rnd3 Ja'Lynn Polk
Ja'Lynn Polk at slot 68 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick87 Rnd3 Christian Mahogany
Christian Mahogany at pick 87 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick103 Rnd4 Ben Sinnott
Value said wait; Ben Sinnott in Round 4, Pick 3 says they were not listening. The roster fit checks out.
Pick137 Rnd5 Kitan Oladapo
A reach for Kitan Oladapo in pick No. 137; a little patience would have been rewarded. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick149 Rnd5 Zion Tupuola-Fetui
They left a pile of value on the table to take Zion Tupuola-Fetui this early at the Round 5 slot. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick231 Rnd7 Rasheen Ali
A big swing on Rasheen Ali at the 231st overall pick, well ahead of any board in the building. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.