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  • pj_doucette DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (NE)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Terrion Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Terrion Arnold
CB Alabama
Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (NE)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Blake Fisher Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Blake Fisher
OT Notre Dame
Nehemiah Pritchett Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (NE)
Nehemiah Pritchett
CB Auburn
Javon Foster Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (NE)
Javon Foster
OT Missouri
Bryson Nesbit Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (NE)
Bryson Nesbit
TE North Carolina
Zakhari Franklin Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (NE)
Zakhari Franklin
WR Mississippi
Draft Picks Received
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (LAC)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (LAC)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (LAC)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Javon Foster Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (LAC)
Javon Foster
OT Missouri
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (LAC)
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Draft Picks Traded
Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (LAC)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesA- FutureB
The Patriots answered their biggest question with Maye. Grade: B.

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

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through edge rusher. That Arnold pick is the receipt they will wave around later.

Nesbit has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced. Job largely done: wide receiver settled and 4 of 8 of the wish list covered.

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick5 Rnd1 Drake Maye
A straight-up fair deal on Drake Maye at pick No. 5, value and slot in agreement. The roster fit checks out.
Pick34 Rnd2 Terrion Arnold
Nice patience on Terrion Arnold, who had no business lasting to No. 34. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick37 Rnd2 Troy Fautanu
Good price on Troy Fautanu in pick 37, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick68 Rnd3 Payton Wilson
They paid up for Payton Wilson at the 68th overall pick when waiting would have done the job. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick69 Rnd3 Johnny Wilson
They took Johnny Wilson at par in the 69th pick, which is nothing to complain about. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick103 Rnd4 Blake Fisher
Blake Fisher in slot 103 is fair value, right on his grade. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick139 Rnd5 Nehemiah Pritchett
Value with a capital V on Nehemiah Pritchett in Round 5, Pick 3, a genuine coup. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
Pick142 Rnd5 Javon Foster
Javon Foster in the Round 5 slot is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick182 Rnd6 Bryson Nesbit
Bryson Nesbit at the Round 6 slot is a conviction pick that outran the value. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick224 Rnd7 Zakhari Franklin
The board had Zakhari Franklin higher than pick No. 224, and the wide receiver fell to them anyway. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.