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Draft Selections
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NE)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Graham Barton Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Graham Barton
OT Duke
Xavier Worthy Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Xavier Worthy
WR Texas
Cam Hart Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Cam Hart
CB Notre Dame
Isaiah Adams Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (NE)
Isaiah Adams
OT Illinois
Dwight McGlothern Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (NE)
Dwight McGlothern
CB Arkansas
Isaiah Williams Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (NE)
Isaiah Williams
WR Illinois
Dominique Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (NE)
Dominique Hampton
S Washington
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
A franchise passer in Maye headlines a B- weekend for the Patriots.

They finally answered the question that shadows every other one. Drake Maye is the Patriots' quarterback, full stop. A dependable weekend that grades out a B-.

A whole weekend of picks and edge rusher is somehow still a want. Getting McGlothern where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class. On the needs board they went 4 of 8, with wide receiver the one that mattered most.

The offense got the lion's share of the attention.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Drake Maye
A straight-up fair deal on Drake Maye at No. 3, value and slot in agreement. The roster fit checks out.
Pick34 Rnd2 Graham Barton
A slide stopped in slot 34, with Graham Barton worth more than the price. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick68 Rnd3 Xavier Worthy
The board had Xavier Worthy higher than the 68th pick, and the wide receiver fell to them anyway. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick103 Rnd4 Cam Hart
They did well to land Cam Hart in Round 4, Pick 3, just ahead of his grade. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick137 Rnd5 Isaiah Adams
Isaiah Adams at the Round 5 slot is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It fills a real need, too.
Pick180 Rnd6 Dwight McGlothern
Dwight McGlothern in the 180th overall pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
Pick193 Rnd6 Isaiah Williams
Isaiah Williams is a better player than pick No. 193 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick231 Rnd7 Dominique Hampton
They paid sticker price for Dominique Hampton in pick 231, and that is fine. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.