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  • pj_doucette DRAFTING FOR THE
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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
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
Ja'Lynn Polk Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Ja'Lynn Polk
WR Washington
Jarrian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (NE)
Jarrian Jones
CB Florida State
Tip Reiman Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (NE)
Tip Reiman
TE Illinois
Garret Greenfield Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (NE)
Garret Greenfield
OT South Dakota State
Bub Means Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (NE)
Bub Means
WR Pittsburgh
Draft Picks Received
Bub Means Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (TB)
Bub Means
WR Pittsburgh
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (TB)
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Draft Picks Traded
Fabien Lovett Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (TB)
Fabien Lovett
DL Florida State
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesC+ FutureB-
The Patriots found their guy under center in Maye: B-.

After circling the position for what felt like forever, the Patriots committed. Drake Maye is the quarterback now, and the roster gets built to his timeline.

That Polk pick is the receipt they will wave around later. A whole weekend of picks and edge rusher is somehow still a want. They are betting Paul proves the room right and everyone else wrong.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In slot 3 they get a franchise quarterback. A real need, handled.
Pick34 Rnd2 Adonai Mitchell
Adonai Mitchell at pick No. 34 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick68 Rnd3 Patrick Paul
A conviction pick on Patrick Paul at the 68th pick that the board grades a round light. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick103 Rnd4 Ja'Lynn Polk
Somehow Ja'Lynn Polk was still sitting there in No. 103, and they pounced on premier wide receiver value. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick137 Rnd5 Jarrian Jones
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Jarrian Jones at the Round 5 slot is the proof. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick193 Rnd6 Tip Reiman
Steal is underselling it; Tip Reiman at the 193rd overall pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick231 Rnd7 Garret Greenfield
They paid sticker price for Garret Greenfield in Round 7, Pick 11, and that is fine. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick246 Rnd7 Bub Means
Bub Means in pick 246 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.