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Draft Selections
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NE)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Javon Bullard Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Javon Bullard
S Georgia
Sataoa Laumea Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (NE)
Sataoa Laumea
OT Utah
Braiden McGregor Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (NE)
Braiden McGregor
DE-EDGE Michigan
Chau Smith-Wade Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (NE)
Chau Smith-Wade
CB Washington State
Bub Means Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (NE)
Bub Means
WR Pittsburgh
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Patriots bet the future on Daniels. The board says B.

The Patriots did not reach, did not trade up, did not blink. They just waited, and Chau Smith-Wade fell into pick No. 193. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B.

The whole projection now runs through Jayden Daniels; hit there and everything else looks smarter. The interior defensive lineman hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Jayden Daniels
In the 3rd pick they get a franchise quarterback at fair value. A real need, handled.
Pick34 Rnd2 Olumuyiwa Fashanu
Olumuyiwa Fashanu in the 34th overall pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick68 Rnd3 Xavier Legette
They will replay Xavier Legette at pick No. 68 for years; that is how good the value is. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick103 Rnd4 Javon Bullard
The board fumbled Javon Bullard all the way to the 103rd pick, and they scooped it up. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick137 Rnd5 Sataoa Laumea
A clean, defensible pick in pick 137 with a little surplus value in Sataoa Laumea. The roster fit checks out.
Pick180 Rnd6 Braiden McGregor
Braiden McGregor in slot 180 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick193 Rnd6 Chau Smith-Wade
A cornerback of that caliber at No. 193 is the definition of value, full stop. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick231 Rnd7 Bub Means
The board had cheaper options than Bub Means at Round 7, Pick 11, and it noticed. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.