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Draft Selections
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NE)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
Devontez Walker Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Devontez Walker
WR North Carolina
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Mason McCormick Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (NE)
Mason McCormick
OT South Dakota State
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (NE)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
Nehemiah Pritchett Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (NE)
Nehemiah Pritchett
CB Auburn
Michael Barrett Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (NE)
Michael Barrett
LB Michigan
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
A franchise passer in Maye headlines a B- weekend for the Patriots.

Start where it matters. The Patriots took Drake Maye to run the offense for the next decade, and every other decision this weekend bends around that one. Good, not great, and the B- says as much.

Pritchett falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. The cost of the Gore Jr. reach is exactly the players who went right after him. The edge rusher spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

Good work on the whole, with edge rusher the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In the 3rd pick they get a long-term answer under center. A real need, handled.
Pick34 Rnd2 Troy Fautanu
Troy Fautanu slipping to No. 34 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick68 Rnd3 Devontez Walker
No drama and no debate, Devontez Walker went about where he belonged in pick 68. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick103 Rnd4 Brenden Rice
A tidy little value on Brenden Rice in the Round 4 slot, a step better than break-even. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick137 Rnd5 Mason McCormick
They jumped the gun on Mason McCormick, taking him earlier than his grade liked. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick180 Rnd6 Frank Gore Jr.
Frank Gore Jr. in pick No. 180 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick193 Rnd6 Nehemiah Pritchett
The board fumbled Nehemiah Pritchett all the way to the 193rd overall pick, and they scooped it up. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick231 Rnd7 Michael Barrett
They paid sticker price for Michael Barrett in Round 7, Pick 11, and that is fine. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.