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Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NE)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Ladd McConkey Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Ladd McConkey
WR Georgia
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Dallin Holker Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (NE)
Dallin Holker
TE Colorado State
Tip Reiman Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (NE)
Tip Reiman
TE Illinois
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (NE)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
Rasheen Ali Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (NE)
Rasheen Ali
RB Marshall
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
A passer of the future in Maye, and a B-, for the Patriots.

The search is over. The Patriots handed the keys to Drake Maye, and the whole operation now runs on his development.

The Gore Jr. reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. The edge rusher hole is the one line item this class does not answer. The roster is better shaped than it was, with wide receiver chief among the fixes.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In slot 3 they get the arm they will build around. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick34 Rnd2 Ladd McConkey
Ladd McConkey in pick No. 34 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick68 Rnd3 Patrick Paul
They took Patrick Paul at par in No. 68, which is nothing to complain about. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick103 Rnd4 Brenden Rice
A clean, defensible pick in the 103rd overall pick with a little surplus value in Brenden Rice. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick137 Rnd5 Dallin Holker
They jumped the gun on Dallin Holker, taking him earlier than his grade liked. It fills a real need, too.
Pick180 Rnd6 Tip Reiman
No edge and no loss on Tip Reiman in Round 6, Pick 5; it is a wash and a sensible one. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick193 Rnd6 Frank Gore Jr.
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Frank Gore Jr.. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick231 Rnd7 Rasheen Ali
Rasheen Ali in the 231st pick is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.