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Draft Selections
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (NE)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (NE)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Javon Foster Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Javon Foster
OT Missouri
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (NE)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Draft Picks Received
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (LAC)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (LAC)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (LAC)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (LAC)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Brock Bowers Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (LAC)
Brock Bowers
TE Georgia
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB+
Maye is the Patriots' new face under center. Grade: B.

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.

The Foster reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. They punted on edge rusher, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but edge rusher.

Pick Analysis
Pick5 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In the 5th overall pick they get the arm they will build around at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick34 Rnd2 Adonai Mitchell
Adonai Mitchell at Round 2, Pick 2 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick37 Rnd2 Brian Thomas Jr.
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Brian Thomas Jr. at slot 37 is the proof. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick68 Rnd3 Kingsley Suamataia
A reasonable price with a little left over, Kingsley Suamataia in pick 68. The roster fit checks out.
Pick103 Rnd4 Javon Foster
Javon Foster in the Round 4 slot is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick137 Rnd5 Ben Sinnott
A clean, defensible pick in No. 137 with a little surplus value in Ben Sinnott. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.