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Draft Selections
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
Ruke Orhorhoro Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (NE)
Ruke Orhorhoro
DT Clemson
Xavier Worthy Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Xavier Worthy
WR Texas
Javon Foster Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (NE)
Javon Foster
OT Missouri
Jarrian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (NE)
Jarrian Jones
CB Florida State
Draft Picks Received
Ruke Orhorhoro Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (BUF)
Ruke Orhorhoro
DT Clemson
Javon Foster Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (BUF)
Javon Foster
OT Missouri
Draft Picks Traded
Tyler Davis Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (BUF)
Tyler Davis
DT Clemson
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (BUF)
TO PICK
 
Players traded away
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Matt Corral
QB
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Tre Nixon
WR
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall C-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesF FutureB-
A passer of the future in Maye, and a C-, for the Patriots.

The search is over. The Patriots handed the keys to Drake Maye, and the whole operation now runs on his development.

They handed away value on the phones that the picks cannot earn back. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through edge rusher. If one pick saves this weekend, it is Worthy.

The Orhorhoro pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over.

If Drake Maye and a couple of the gambles land, hindsight will be kinder than this grade.

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In No. 3 they get a franchise quarterback. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick34 Rnd2 Adonai Mitchell
A tidy little value on Adonai Mitchell in pick No. 34, a step better than break-even. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick60 Rnd2 Ruke Orhorhoro
They paid up for Ruke Orhorhoro at pick 60 when waiting would have done the job. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick68 Rnd3 Xavier Worthy
Xavier Worthy is a better player than the 68th overall pick suggests; smart patience, rewarded. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick128 Rnd4 Javon Foster
Javon Foster in the Round 4 slot is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick137 Rnd5 Jarrian Jones
Jarrian Jones in Round 5, Pick 1 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A minor itch, scratched.