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RUN ON JAN 6, 2024

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  • fg DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NE)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Amarius Mims Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (NE)
Amarius Mims
OT Georgia
Jermaine Burton Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (NE)
Jermaine Burton
WR Alabama
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (NE)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Miles Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (NE)
Miles Frazier
OG LSU
Reuben Fatheree II Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (NE)
Reuben Fatheree II
OT Texas A&M
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
A passer of the future in Daniels, and a B-, for the Patriots.

Nobody else had Oronde Gadsden II anywhere near the 103rd overall pick. The Patriots did, by 99 spots, and that gap is the whole story.

Whatever Jayden Daniels becomes, the front office has tied its fortunes to the answer. That edge rusher hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Jayden Daniels
In pick No. 3 they get their guy under center for the next decade. A real need, handled.
Pick35 Rnd2 Amarius Mims
Value with a capital V on Amarius Mims in the 35th pick, a genuine coup. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick67 Rnd3 Jermaine Burton
Jermaine Burton in Round 3, Pick 3 lands just on the right side of the ledger. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick103 Rnd4 Oronde Gadsden II
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Oronde Gadsden II well ahead of where he belonged. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick140 Rnd5 Ben Sinnott
Ben Sinnott at the Round 5 slot is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick181 Rnd6 Miles Frazier
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Miles Frazier. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick224 Rnd7 Reuben Fatheree II
Reuben Fatheree II in Round 7, Pick 4 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. It fills a real need, too.