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  • kp DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (NE)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
Kiran Amegadjie Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Kiran Amegadjie
OT Yale
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (NE)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
Cam Hart Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Cam Hart
CB Notre Dame
Isaiah Davis Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (NE)
Isaiah Davis
RB South Dakota State
Jared Wiley Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (NE)
Jared Wiley
TE TCU
Dominique Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (NE)
Dominique Hampton
S Washington
Bub Means Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (NE)
Bub Means
WR Pittsburgh
Matt Lee Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (NE)
Matt Lee
C Miami (FL)
Draft Picks Received
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (ARI)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (ARI)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
Bub Means Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (ARI)
Bub Means
WR Pittsburgh
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ARI)
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Draft Picks Traded
Marvin Harrison Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (ARI)
Marvin Harrison Jr.
WR Ohio State
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB TradesC FutureA
Maye is the plan now, and the Patriots grade out a B.

The Patriots spent the pick that matters most on Drake Maye, and a roster that has been waiting on a passer can start to take shape.

If Lee pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about. The Wiley pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged. For all the activity, edge rusher went untouched, which is hard to explain.

A small leak at the table, if not a fatal one.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In the 4th pick they get a long-term answer under center. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick34 Rnd2 Adonai Mitchell
By-the-book stuff, Adonai Mitchell at slot 34 squarely in line with his ranking. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick68 Rnd3 Kiran Amegadjie
No edge and no loss on Kiran Amegadjie in No. 68; it is a wash and a sensible one. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick71 Rnd3 Patrick Paul
Patrick Paul in pick No. 71 is fair value, right on his grade. The roster fit checks out.
Pick103 Rnd4 Cam Hart
A clean, defensible pick in the Round 4 slot with a little surplus value in Cam Hart. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick137 Rnd5 Isaiah Davis
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Isaiah Davis well ahead of where he belonged. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick180 Rnd6 Jared Wiley
Circle this one: Jared Wiley at Round 6, Pick 5 is a fall that decides a draft. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick193 Rnd6 Dominique Hampton
Dominique Hampton at pick 193 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick226 Rnd7 Bub Means
This one needs a full-page explanation: Bub Means in pick No. 226, miles early. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick231 Rnd7 Matt Lee
Matt Lee at the Round 7 slot is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. It fills a real need, too.