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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
Kiran Amegadjie Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Kiran Amegadjie
OT Yale
Cam Hart Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Cam Hart
CB Notre Dame
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (NE)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
Marist Liufau Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (NE)
Marist Liufau
LB Notre Dame
Tip Reiman Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (NE)
Tip Reiman
TE Illinois
Kimani Vidal Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (NE)
Kimani Vidal
RB Troy
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Quarterback settled, Maye in the fold, and a B- for the Patriots.

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. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B-.

The cost of the Vidal reach is exactly the players who went right after him. If one pick saves this weekend, it is Liufau.

For all the activity, edge rusher went untouched, which is hard to explain.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Drake Maye
A straight-up fair deal on Drake Maye at pick 3, value and slot in agreement. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick34 Rnd2 Adonai Mitchell
A tidy little value on Adonai Mitchell in No. 34, a step better than break-even. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick68 Rnd3 Kiran Amegadjie
Kiran Amegadjie at slot 68 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick103 Rnd4 Cam Hart
A clean, defensible pick in the 103rd pick with a little surplus value in Cam Hart. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick137 Rnd5 Jaylin Simpson
Jaylin Simpson at the 137th overall pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
Pick180 Rnd6 Marist Liufau
Marist Liufau is a better player than the Round 6 slot suggests; smart patience, rewarded. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick193 Rnd6 Tip Reiman
Tip Reiman in pick No. 193 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. The roster fit checks out.
Pick231 Rnd7 Kimani Vidal
This one needs a full-page explanation: Kimani Vidal in Round 7, Pick 11, miles early. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.