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    Patriots
Draft Selections
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NE)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
Xavier Worthy Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Xavier Worthy
WR Texas
Matt Goncalves Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Matt Goncalves
OT Pittsburgh
Isaiah Adams Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (NE)
Isaiah Adams
OT Illinois
Jha'Quan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (NE)
Jha'Quan Jackson
WR Tulane
Jared Wiley Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (NE)
Jared Wiley
TE TCU
Dominique Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (NE)
Dominique Hampton
S Washington
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Patriots answered their biggest question with Maye. Grade: 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.

They punted on edge rusher, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. If Wiley pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about.

The Worthy steal is the beam this whole class leans on. They went 5 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In the 3rd overall pick they get a passer to set the clock by at fair value. A real need, handled.
Pick34 Rnd2 Cooper DeJean
Fair-plus on Cooper DeJean, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick68 Rnd3 Xavier Worthy
They let Xavier Worthy come to them and pounced at the 68th pick. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick103 Rnd4 Matt Goncalves
Matt Goncalves in Round 4, Pick 3 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick137 Rnd5 Isaiah Adams
Isaiah Adams in the Round 5 slot is fair value, right on his grade. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick180 Rnd6 Jha'Quan Jackson
Jha'Quan Jackson at No. 180 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick193 Rnd6 Jared Wiley
Jared Wiley at slot 193 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. It fills a real need, too.
Pick231 Rnd7 Dominique Hampton
Dominique Hampton in pick No. 231 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.