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RUN ON JAN 11, 2024

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  • h DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (NE)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Amarius Mims Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Amarius Mims
OT Georgia
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Dallin Holker Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Dallin Holker
TE Colorado State
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (NE)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Brandon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (NE)
Brandon Coleman
OL TCU
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (NE)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
De'Corian Clark Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (NE)
De'Corian Clark
WR UTSA
Draft Picks Received
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (NYG)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (NYG)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (NYG)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (NYG)
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Draft Picks Traded
Malik Nabers Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NYG)
Malik Nabers
WR LSU
Players Gained
Head Shot
Darius Slayton
WR
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesB+ FutureB
The Patriots drew a line under the quarterback search with Daniels: B.

The Patriots spent the pick that matters most on Jayden Daniels, and a roster that has been waiting on a passer can start to take shape. It nets out to a B, which feels about right.

Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Clark. They are betting Holker proves the room right and everyone else wrong. Leaving edge rusher unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

The Darius Slayton deal gives the class an established piece to lean on.

Good work on the whole, with edge rusher the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick6 Rnd1 Jayden Daniels
In pick 6 they get their guy under center for the next decade at fair value. A real need, handled.
Pick34 Rnd2 Amarius Mims
Amarius Mims slipping to Round 2, Pick 2 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick68 Rnd3 Johnny Wilson
A market-rate wide receiver, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Johnny Wilson. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick103 Rnd4 Dallin Holker
Dallin Holker in slot 103 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick107 Rnd4 Braelon Allen
Braelon Allen at the Round 4 slot is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It fills a real need, too.
Pick139 Rnd5 Brandon Coleman
They paid up for Brandon Coleman at the 139th overall pick when waiting would have done the job. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick182 Rnd6 Christian Jones
A straight-up fair deal on Christian Jones at the 182nd pick, value and slot in agreement. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick224 Rnd7 De'Corian Clark
De'Corian Clark in No. 224 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.