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    Patriots
Draft Selections
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (NE)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Byron Murphy II Head Shot
PICK: 19 RND: 1 (NE)
Byron Murphy II
DL Texas
Ja'Tavion Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Ja'Tavion Sanders
TE Texas
Devontez Walker Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Devontez Walker
WR North Carolina
Sataoa Laumea Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (NE)
Sataoa Laumea
OT Utah
Tykee Smith Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (NE)
Tykee Smith
S Georgia
Draft Picks Received
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (LAC)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Byron Murphy II Head Shot
PICK: 19 RND: 1 (LAR)
Byron Murphy II
DL Texas
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (LAC)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (LAC)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (LAR)
TO PICK
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIA)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (MIA)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Players traded away
Head Shot
DeVante Parker
WR
Head Shot
J.C. Jackson
CB
Head Shot
Josh Uche
EDGE
Head Shot
Mac Jones
QB
Head Shot
Trent Brown
OT
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall D-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesF FutureB-
The Patriots left with their quarterback, and a D- to match.

You can lose a draft before you make a pick. The Patriots did it at the trade table, overpaying to chase players the board did not price nearly as high.

Drake Maye is the bet, and the class will be judged on how it pays off. The edge rusher spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. The cost of the Laumea reach is exactly the players who went right after him.

Add it up and it is a weekend the front office will hope everyone forgets, edge rusher very much included.

Pick Analysis
Pick5 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In the 5th overall pick they get the face of the franchise. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick19 Rnd1 Byron Murphy II
In the Round 1 slot they get a disruptive interior force at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick34 Rnd2 Ja'Tavion Sanders
Ja'Tavion Sanders in Round 2, Pick 2 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick68 Rnd3 Devontez Walker
Nothing to complain about; Devontez Walker went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick104 Rnd4 Sataoa Laumea
Sataoa Laumea at pick No. 104 is a conviction pick that outran the value. The roster fit checks out.
Pick136 Rnd4 Tykee Smith
They paid up for Tykee Smith at No. 136 when waiting would have done the job. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.