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Draft Selections
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (NE)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
Malachi Corley Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Malachi Corley
WR Western Kentucky
Jalen McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (NE)
Jalen McMillan
WR Washington
Cade Stover Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Cade Stover
TE-EDGE Ohio State
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (NE)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
Jaden Crumedy Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (NE)
Jaden Crumedy
DT-EDGE Mississippi State
Draft Picks Received
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (LAC)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Jalen McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (DET)
Jalen McMillan
WR Washington
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (LAC)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (LAC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (LAC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (LAC)
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Draft Picks Traded
Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (LAC)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
DJ James Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (DET)
DJ James
CB Auburn
Keith Randolph Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (DET)
Keith Randolph Jr.
DL-EDGE Illinois
Zakhari Franklin Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (DET)
Zakhari Franklin
WR Mississippi
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesC- FutureB-
The Patriots left with their quarterback, and a B- to match.

After circling the position for what felt like forever, the Patriots committed. Drake Maye is the quarterback now, and the roster gets built to his timeline. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B-.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through edge rusher. The Stover pick reads as want over need, and the roster will feel it at edge rusher, interior defensive lineman and other spots.

Reaching for Corley left real value on the table behind him.

Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.

Pick Analysis
Pick5 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In Round 1, Pick 5 they get the arm they will build around. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick34 Rnd2 Troy Fautanu
Troy Fautanu in pick No. 34 lands just on the right side of the ledger. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick68 Rnd3 Malachi Corley
Malachi Corley at the Round 3 slot is a conviction pick that outran the value. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick73 Rnd3 Jalen McMillan
They paid a round early for Jalen McMillan in No. 73, more than the board wanted. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick103 Rnd4 Cade Stover
Hard to square with the roster. With positions of obvious need still on the board, Cade Stover adds a TE-EDGE and leaves edge rusher, interior defensive lineman and other spots untouched.
Pick105 Rnd4 Max Melton
Max Melton in the 105th overall pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick224 Rnd7 Jaden Crumedy
They went early on Jaden Crumedy in the 224th pick, and the value did not follow. A pick in search of a role on this roster.