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  • Brop9404 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NE)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Tyler Guyton Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (NE)
Tyler Guyton
OT Oklahoma
Ja'Lynn Polk Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (NE)
Ja'Lynn Polk
WR Washington
Cade Stover Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Cade Stover
TE Ohio State
Dominick Puni Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (NE)
Dominick Puni
OT Kansas
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (NE)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Zion Tupuola-Fetui Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (NE)
Zion Tupuola-Fetui
DE-EDGE Washington
Jawhar Jordan Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (NE)
Jawhar Jordan
RB Syracuse
Draft Picks Received
Tyler Guyton Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (ATL)
Tyler Guyton
OT Oklahoma
Dominick Puni Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (ATL)
Dominick Puni
OT Kansas
Draft Picks Traded
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (ATL)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Maye is the plan now, and the Patriots grade out a 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.

Every board in the league had Stover lower, and that gap is the story. They will regret leaving interior defensive lineman for another day if the season turns on it. They went 6 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the interior defensive lineman spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In the 3rd overall pick they get their guy under center for the next decade. A real need, handled.
Pick41 Rnd2 Tyler Guyton
Tyler Guyton in Round 2, Pick 9 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick67 Rnd3 Ja'Lynn Polk
Ja'Lynn Polk at No. 67 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick103 Rnd4 Cade Stover
Cade Stover at pick No. 103 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick109 Rnd4 Dominick Puni
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Dominick Puni. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick140 Rnd5 Khyree Jackson
Khyree Jackson in the Round 5 slot is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick181 Rnd6 Zion Tupuola-Fetui
A wild overpay on Zion Tupuola-Fetui in slot 181, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick224 Rnd7 Jawhar Jordan
They went early on Jawhar Jordan in the 224th pick, and the value did not follow. It fills a real need, too.