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  • BVAllison DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (NE)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
Braden Fiske Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Braden Fiske
DL Florida State
Ja'Lynn Polk Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (NE)
Ja'Lynn Polk
WR Washington
Javon Foster Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Javon Foster
OT Missouri
Braiden McGregor Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (NE)
Braiden McGregor
DE-EDGE Michigan
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (NE)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
Draft Picks Received
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (CHI)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Ja'Lynn Polk Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (DET)
Ja'Lynn Polk
WR Washington
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (CHI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (LAC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (CHI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (CHI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (CHI)
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Draft Picks Traded
Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (LAC)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
Kalen King Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (DET)
Kalen King
CB Penn State
Johnny Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (DET)
Johnny Dixon
CB Penn State
Players Gained
Head Shot
Mike Evans
WR
Head Shot
Braxton Jones
OT
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall A
ValueB NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureA+
The Patriots left with their quarterback, and a A to match.

After circling the position for what felt like forever, the Patriots committed. Jayden Daniels is the quarterback now, and the roster gets built to his timeline.

The phones were where this weekend was really won. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through safety. The Fautanu value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere.

Every board in the league had Foster lower, and that gap is the story.

It is a haul that will look even better come September.

Pick Analysis
Pick9 Rnd1 Jayden Daniels
In the 9th pick they get a franchise quarterback. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick34 Rnd2 Troy Fautanu
Troy Fautanu at pick 34 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. It fills a real need, too.
Pick68 Rnd3 Braden Fiske
Braden Fiske slipping to the Round 3 slot is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick73 Rnd3 Ja'Lynn Polk
No edge and no loss on Ja'Lynn Polk in the 73rd overall pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick103 Rnd4 Javon Foster
A reach for Javon Foster in Round 4, Pick 3; a little patience would have been rewarded. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick180 Rnd6 Braiden McGregor
They did well to land Braiden McGregor in pick No. 180, just ahead of his grade. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick231 Rnd7 Frank Gore Jr.
Frank Gore Jr. at slot 231 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. It patches a soft spot without any drama.