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  • Brop9404 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (NE)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (NE)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
Ja'Lynn Polk Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (NE)
Ja'Lynn Polk
WR Washington
Cade Stover Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Cade Stover
TE-EDGE Ohio State
Kiran Amegadjie Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (NE)
Kiran Amegadjie
OT Yale
Roman Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 3 (NE)
Roman Wilson
WR Michigan
Beaux Limmer Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Beaux Limmer
C Arkansas
Kitan Oladapo Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (NE)
Kitan Oladapo
S Oregon State
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (NE)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
Brevyn Spann-Ford Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (NE)
Brevyn Spann-Ford
TE Minnesota
Eric Gentry Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (NE)
Eric Gentry
LB USC
Draft Picks Received
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (ARI)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (ARI)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Ja'Lynn Polk Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (KC)
Ja'Lynn Polk
WR Washington
Kiran Amegadjie Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (IND)
Kiran Amegadjie
OT Yale
Roman Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 3 (SF)
Roman Wilson
WR Michigan
Draft Picks Traded
Laiatu Latu Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (ARI)
Laiatu Latu
DL-EDGE UCLA
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (MIA)
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Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB TradesA+ FutureC+
The Patriots drew a line under the quarterback search with Maye: 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. It nets out to a B, which feels about right.

They are betting Limmer proves the room right and everyone else wrong. The dealing alone would carry a lesser class.

However the rest shakes out, Amegadjie at that price is a win they earned. The Stover pick is fine in a vacuum, less so with edge rusher and interior defensive lineman still on the board.

That edge rusher hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

Good work on the whole, with edge rusher the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In the 4th overall pick they get their quarterback of the future. A real need, handled.
Pick27 Rnd1 Kool-Aid McKinstry
In pick No. 27 they get a potential shutdown corner, outstanding value to boot. Need was not the driver here.
Pick34 Rnd2 Patrick Paul
Patrick Paul at the 34th pick is a conviction pick that outran the value. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick63 Rnd2 Ja'Lynn Polk
They read the board right and Ja'Lynn Polk was the payoff at No. 63. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick68 Rnd3 Cade Stover
They zigged when the board said zag, taking Cade Stover at TE-EDGE with edge rusher and interior defensive lineman open.
Pick82 Rnd3 Kiran Amegadjie
Kiran Amegadjie in the Round 3 slot is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick98 Rnd3 Roman Wilson
A quiet steal in slot 98: Roman Wilson for less than the market said. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick103 Rnd4 Beaux Limmer
They reached into another round for Beaux Limmer, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick139 Rnd5 Kitan Oladapo
Kitan Oladapo at pick No. 139 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.
Pick182 Rnd6 Frank Gore Jr.
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Frank Gore Jr. at No. 182. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick224 Rnd7 Brevyn Spann-Ford
By-the-book stuff, Brevyn Spann-Ford at the Round 7 slot squarely in line with his ranking. The roster fit checks out.
Pick232 Rnd7 Eric Gentry
Eric Gentry in the 232nd overall pick is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A minor need, but a need all the same.