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Draft Selections
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NE)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
Devontez Walker Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Devontez Walker
WR North Carolina
Kiran Amegadjie Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Kiran Amegadjie
OT Yale
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (NE)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
Tykee Smith Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (NE)
Tykee Smith
S Georgia
Dwight McGlothern Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (NE)
Dwight McGlothern
CB Arkansas
Bub Means Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (NE)
Bub Means
WR Pittsburgh
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Patriots drew a line under the quarterback search with Maye: B-.

The one hole that towered over the rest is filled. The Patriots spent their marquee pick on Drake Maye, and for the first time in a while there is a real answer at quarterback. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B-.

Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Amegadjie. They will regret leaving edge rusher for another day if the season turns on it.

If Means pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about. On the needs board they went 4 of 8, with wide receiver the one that mattered most.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the edge rusher spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In No. 3 they get their quarterback of the future at fair value. A real need, handled.
Pick34 Rnd2 Taliese Fuaga
Taliese Fuaga in Round 2, Pick 2 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick68 Rnd3 Devontez Walker
No drama and no debate, Devontez Walker went about where he belonged in the Round 3 slot. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick103 Rnd4 Kiran Amegadjie
Kiran Amegadjie at pick No. 103 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick137 Rnd5 Tommy Eichenberg
Tommy Eichenberg at slot 137 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick180 Rnd6 Tykee Smith
Somehow Tykee Smith was still sitting there in pick 180, and they pounced on premier safety value. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick193 Rnd6 Dwight McGlothern
Dwight McGlothern at the 193rd pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick231 Rnd7 Bub Means
Bub Means in the 231st overall pick is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.