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Draft Selections
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (NE)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (NE)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Roman Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Roman Wilson
WR Michigan
Mohamed Kamara Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (NE)
Mohamed Kamara
DL-EDGE Colorado State
Kamal Hadden Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (NE)
Kamal Hadden
CB Tennessee
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (NE)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Jaylen Wright Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (NE)
Jaylen Wright
RB Tennessee
J.J. Weaver Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (NE)
J.J. Weaver
LB-EDGE Kentucky
Draft Picks Received
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (LAC)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (LAC)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Mohamed Kamara Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (LV)
Mohamed Kamara
DL-EDGE Colorado State
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (LV)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Draft Picks Traded
Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (LAC)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
Dominick Puni Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (LV)
Dominick Puni
OT Kansas
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Patriots bet the future on Maye. The board says B-.

They finally answered the question that shadows every other one. Drake Maye is the Patriots' quarterback, full stop.

That interior defensive lineman hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. The Wright value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere.

They will need Weaver to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it.

Good work on the whole, with interior defensive lineman the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick5 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In slot 5 they get their quarterback of the future at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick34 Rnd2 Patrick Paul
A premium they did not need to pay, Patrick Paul a notch or two before his time. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick37 Rnd2 Brian Thomas Jr.
They let Brian Thomas Jr. come to them and pounced at the 37th pick. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick68 Rnd3 Roman Wilson
Roman Wilson in No. 68 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick113 Rnd4 Mohamed Kamara
A straight-up fair deal on Mohamed Kamara at the 113th overall pick, value and slot in agreement. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick136 Rnd4 Kamal Hadden
No edge and no loss on Kamal Hadden in Round 4, Pick 36; it is a wash and a sensible one. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick147 Rnd5 Ben Sinnott
They paid sticker price for Ben Sinnott in the Round 5 slot, and that is fine. It fills a real need, too.
Pick182 Rnd6 Jaylen Wright
Jaylen Wright at pick No. 182 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick229 Rnd7 J.J. Weaver
They paid up for J.J. Weaver at the 229th pick when waiting would have done the job. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.