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Draft Selections
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (NE)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Roman Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (NE)
Roman Wilson
WR Michigan
Bralen Trice Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Bralen Trice
DE-EDGE Washington
Matt Goncalves Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (NE)
Matt Goncalves
OT Pittsburgh
Roger Rosengarten Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (NE)
Roger Rosengarten
OT Washington
Tykee Smith Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (NE)
Tykee Smith
S Georgia
Tanner McLachlan Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (NE)
Tanner McLachlan
TE Arizona
Fabien Lovett Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (NE)
Fabien Lovett
DL Florida State
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (NE)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
Draft Picks Received
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (NYG)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Roman Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (NYG)
Roman Wilson
WR Michigan
Matt Goncalves Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (LAC)
Matt Goncalves
OT Pittsburgh
Tanner McLachlan Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (LAC)
Tanner McLachlan
TE Arizona
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (NYG)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (NYG)
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Draft Picks Traded
Caleb Williams Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NYG)
Caleb Williams
QB USC
Jalen McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (LAC)
Jalen McMillan
WR Washington
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesC FutureA
The Patriots answered their biggest question with Maye. Grade: B.

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. No fireworks, but a solid B.

McLachlan has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced. Smith falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch.

The trades cost them a sliver of value they did not need to spend.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick6 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In slot 6 they get their guy under center for the next decade. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick34 Rnd2 Brian Thomas Jr.
Nothing to complain about; Brian Thomas Jr. went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick47 Rnd2 Roman Wilson
A straight-up fair deal on Roman Wilson at No. 47, value and slot in agreement. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick68 Rnd3 Bralen Trice
Bralen Trice at pick 68 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick105 Rnd4 Matt Goncalves
Matt Goncalves at the 105th overall pick jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick137 Rnd5 Roger Rosengarten
By-the-book stuff, Roger Rosengarten at pick No. 137 squarely in line with his ranking. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick180 Rnd6 Tykee Smith
Taking Tykee Smith in Round 6, Pick 5 is close to grand larceny; a safety that good had no business lasting this long. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick181 Rnd6 Tanner McLachlan
Tanner McLachlan in the 181st pick is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick193 Rnd6 Fabien Lovett
A slide stopped in Round 6, Pick 18, with Fabien Lovett worth more than the price. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick231 Rnd7 Frank Gore Jr.
Frank Gore Jr. at pick No. 231 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A need, and now a little less of one.