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  • jmano21 DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NE)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (NE)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Javon Solomon Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (NE)
Javon Solomon
OLB-EDGE Troy
Javon Foster Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (NE)
Javon Foster
OT Missouri
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (NE)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
Dylan Laube Head Shot
PICK: 158 RND: 5 (NE)
Dylan Laube
RB New Hampshire
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (NE)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Jalyx Hunt Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (NE)
Jalyx Hunt
S-EDGE Houston Christian
Elijah Jones Head Shot
PICK: 208 RND: 6 (NE)
Elijah Jones
CB Boston College
Michael Barrett Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (NE)
Michael Barrett
LB Michigan
Draft Picks Received
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CIN)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Javon Foster Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (CIN)
Javon Foster
OT Missouri
Dylan Laube Head Shot
PICK: 158 RND: 5 (KC)
Dylan Laube
RB New Hampshire
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (MIN)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Elijah Jones Head Shot
PICK: 208 RND: 6 (CIN)
Elijah Jones
CB Boston College
Draft Picks Traded
Jermaine Burton Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (CIN)
Jermaine Burton
WR Alabama
Players traded away
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DeVante Parker
WR
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Mac Jones
QB
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall C-
ValueB- NeedB TradesF FutureB-
Maye is the Patriots' new face under center. Grade: C-.

The Patriots spent the pick that matters most on Drake Maye, and a roster that has been waiting on a passer can start to take shape.

The trades bled value they could not afford to lose. They punted on edge rusher, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. The Jones pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged.

It is not that Solomon is a bad player; it is that the Patriots had louder needs to answer first.

Bottom line, the swing picks will decide whether this ages well.

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In pick 3 they get a passer to set the clock by at fair value.
Pick34 Rnd2 Adonai Mitchell
A market-rate wide receiver, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Adonai Mitchell. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick80 Rnd3 Khyree Jackson
A straight-up fair deal on Khyree Jackson at No. 80, value and slot in agreement. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick102 Rnd4 Javon Solomon
A want over a need in the 102nd pick: Javon Solomon adds an OLB-EDGE while edge rusher, interior defensive lineman and other spots keeps waiting.
Pick114 Rnd4 Javon Foster
Javon Foster in Round 4, Pick 14 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. The roster fit checks out.
Pick136 Rnd4 Christian Jones
They took Christian Jones at par in the Round 4 slot, which is nothing to complain about. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick158 Rnd5 Dylan Laube
Nothing to complain about; Dylan Laube went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick166 Rnd5 Luke McCaffrey
Luke McCaffrey at the 166th overall pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick179 Rnd6 Jalyx Hunt
Jalyx Hunt at Round 6, Pick 4 is money in the bank, a S-EDGE taken below his worth. A pick in search of a role on this roster.
Pick208 Rnd6 Elijah Jones
They let Elijah Jones come to them and pounced at pick No. 208. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
Pick231 Rnd7 Michael Barrett
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Michael Barrett at pick 231. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.