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Patriots Feb 29

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Draft Selections
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (NE)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Tyler Guyton Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Tyler Guyton
OT Oklahoma
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (NE)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
T.J. Tampa Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (NE)
T.J. Tampa
CB Iowa State
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Javon Solomon Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (NE)
Javon Solomon
OLB-EDGE Troy
Jalyx Hunt Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (NE)
Jalyx Hunt
S-EDGE Houston Christian
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (NE)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Isaiah Davis Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (NE)
Isaiah Davis
RB South Dakota State
Jawhar Jordan Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (NE)
Jawhar Jordan
RB Louisville
Draft Picks Received
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (NYG)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (NYG)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
T.J. Tampa Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (NYG)
T.J. Tampa
CB Iowa State
Jalyx Hunt Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (NYG)
Jalyx Hunt
S-EDGE Houston Christian
Draft Picks Traded
Marvin Harrison Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NYG)
Marvin Harrison Jr.
WR Ohio State
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesA FutureB-
The Patriots left with their quarterback, and a B to match.

They finally answered the question that shadows every other one. Drake Maye is the Patriots' quarterback, full stop. Call it a sensible B, earned the boring way.

Hunt has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced. They will regret leaving interior defensive lineman for another day if the season turns on it. It is not that Solomon is a bad player; it is that the Patriots had louder needs to answer first.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but interior defensive lineman.

Pick Analysis
Pick6 Rnd1 Drake Maye
Drake Maye in the 6th overall pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick34 Rnd2 Tyler Guyton
No edge and no loss on Tyler Guyton in pick No. 34; it is a wash and a sensible one. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick39 Rnd2 Chop Robinson
Good price on Chop Robinson in the Round 2 slot, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick47 Rnd2 T.J. Tampa
T.J. Tampa at Round 2, Pick 15 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick68 Rnd3 Brenden Rice
Brenden Rice at the 68th pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick104 Rnd4 Javon Solomon
The eyebrow-raiser of the weekend. They went OLB-EDGE with Javon Solomon while clear needs at interior defensive lineman and safety sat open.
Pick108 Rnd4 Jalyx Hunt
A curious use of pick 108. Interior defensive lineman and safety needed the pick; a S-EDGE in Jalyx Hunt did not.
Pick136 Rnd4 Ben Sinnott
Ben Sinnott at No. 136 is a conviction pick that outran the value. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick182 Rnd6 Isaiah Davis
Isaiah Davis in the 182nd overall pick is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick229 Rnd7 Jawhar Jordan
Jawhar Jordan slid further than he should have, and pick No. 229 is lovely value for the running back. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.