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Draft Selections
Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (NE)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (NE)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Xavier Worthy Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Xavier Worthy
WR Texas
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (NE)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Javon Foster Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (NE)
Javon Foster
OT Missouri
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (NE)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Jermaine Burton Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (NE)
Jermaine Burton
WR Alabama
Jack Sawyer Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (NE)
Jack Sawyer
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Dominick Puni Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (NE)
Dominick Puni
OT Kansas
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (NE)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Hayden Hatten Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (NE)
Hayden Hatten
WR Idaho
Jacob Dobbs Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (NE)
Jacob Dobbs
LB Holy Cross
Draft Picks Received
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (CHI)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (WSH)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Javon Foster Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (WSH)
Javon Foster
OT Missouri
Jermaine Burton Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (ARI)
Jermaine Burton
WR Alabama
Jack Sawyer Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (NYG)
Jack Sawyer
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Draft Picks Traded
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (MIA)
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Players Gained
Head Shot
Jaylon Johnson
CB
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Tyrique Stevenson
CB
Players traded away
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Christian Gonzalez
CB
Head Shot
Cole Strange
OG
Head Shot
Hunter Henry
TE
Head Shot
Ja'Whaun Bentley
LB
Head Shot
Kyle Dugger
S
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Matt Corral
QB
Head Shot
Mike Onwenu
OG
Head Shot
Myles Bryant
CB
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Rhamondre Stevenson
RB
Head Shot
Tyquan Thornton
WR
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall F
ValueC+ NeedB TradesF FutureF
Daniels is the plan now, and the Patriots grade out a F.

The Jacob Dobbs selection is the head-turner. The Patriots reached 183 spots for him, and it will define how this weekend is remembered.

The trades bled value they could not afford to lose. Jayden Daniels gives the offense a face and a plan, and the grade leans heavily on whether he hits. They punted on interior defensive lineman, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

It is a win-now wager, and the future is the stake.

In short, a weekend the front office will want to forget in a hurry.

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Joe Alt
In the Round 1 slot they get a cornerstone up front. A real need, handled.
Pick5 Rnd1 Jayden Daniels
In the 5th overall pick they get the face of the franchise at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick34 Rnd2 Xavier Worthy
They did well to land Xavier Worthy in No. 34, just ahead of his grade. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick36 Rnd2 Cooper Beebe
A big swing on Cooper Beebe at slot 36, well ahead of any board in the building. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick37 Rnd2 Javon Foster
Javon Foster in the 37th pick is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. It fills a real need, too.
Pick66 Rnd3 Jackson Powers-Johnson
The board had cheaper options than Jackson Powers-Johnson at Round 3, Pick 2, and it noticed. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick67 Rnd3 Jermaine Burton
A clean, defensible pick in No. 67 with a little surplus value in Jermaine Burton. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick70 Rnd3 Jack Sawyer
Jack Sawyer at the Round 3 slot is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick102 Rnd4 Dominick Puni
A tidy little value on Dominick Puni in the 102nd overall pick, a step better than break-even. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick139 Rnd5 Ben Sinnott
Ben Sinnott in pick 139 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick180 Rnd6 Hayden Hatten
Hayden Hatten at pick No. 180 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick223 Rnd7 Jacob Dobbs
Jacob Dobbs in the 223rd pick is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.