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Draft Selections
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NE)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (NE)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (NE)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Cam Hart Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (NE)
Cam Hart
CB Notre Dame
Nathan Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (NE)
Nathan Thomas
OT Louisiana
Jared Wiley Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (NE)
Jared Wiley
TE TCU
Isaiah Williams Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (NE)
Isaiah Williams
WR Illinois
Draft Picks Received
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (NO)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (ARI)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (NO)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (ARI)
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Draft Picks Traded
Keon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NO)
Keon Coleman
WR Florida State
McKinnley Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (ARI)
McKinnley Jackson
DL Texas A&M
Players Gained
Head Shot
Nathan Shepherd
DT
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. More right than wrong, and a B+ to match.

Legette falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through edge rusher. Nathan Shepherd gives the group a proven body among the projects.

A modest surplus at the table, banked quietly.

Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In pick No. 3 they get the face of the franchise at fair value. A real need, handled.
Pick45 Rnd2 Patrick Paul
No edge and no loss on Patrick Paul in the 45th overall pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick71 Rnd3 Xavier Legette
You do not let a wide receiver like Xavier Legette reach slot 71 and blink. They did not. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick103 Rnd4 Johnny Wilson
Johnny Wilson at the 103rd pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick139 Rnd5 Cam Hart
They paid sticker price for Cam Hart in the Round 5 slot, and that is fine. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick182 Rnd6 Nathan Thomas
Nathan Thomas in No. 182 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick224 Rnd7 Jared Wiley
Jared Wiley in Round 7, Pick 4 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. The roster fit checks out.
Pick232 Rnd7 Isaiah Williams
Isaiah Williams at pick 232 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.