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    Patriots
Draft Selections
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NE)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Quinyon Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Quinyon Mitchell
CB Toledo
Malachi Corley Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Malachi Corley
WR Western Kentucky
Matt Goncalves Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Matt Goncalves
OT Pittsburgh
Dallin Holker Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (NE)
Dallin Holker
TE Colorado State
Jha'Quan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (NE)
Jha'Quan Jackson
WR Tulane
Xavier Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (NE)
Xavier Thomas
DE-EDGE Clemson
Cal Haladay Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (NE)
Cal Haladay
LB Michigan State
Draft Picks Received
Jha'Quan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (DAL)
Jha'Quan Jackson
WR Tulane
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (DAL)
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Draft Picks Traded
Aki Ogunbiyi Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (DAL)
Aki Ogunbiyi
OG Texas A&M
Players Gained
Head Shot
Earl Bostick Jr.
OT
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB TradesB FutureB
The Patriots found their guy under center in 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. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B.

They will need Haladay to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it. The interior defensive lineman spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. Edge rusher was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

Almost all the early capital went to that side of the ball.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the interior defensive lineman spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In pick No. 3 they get the face of the franchise at fair value. A real need, handled.
Pick34 Rnd2 Quinyon Mitchell
Quinyon Mitchell in slot 34 lands just on the right side of the ledger. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick68 Rnd3 Malachi Corley
They paid a round early for Malachi Corley in No. 68, more than the board wanted. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick103 Rnd4 Matt Goncalves
No edge and no loss on Matt Goncalves in the Round 4 slot; it is a wash and a sensible one. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick139 Rnd5 Dallin Holker
By-the-book stuff, Dallin Holker at pick 139 squarely in line with his ranking. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick212 Rnd6 Jha'Quan Jackson
They took Jha'Quan Jackson at par in Round 6, Pick 37, which is nothing to complain about. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick224 Rnd7 Xavier Thomas
This one needs a full-page explanation: Xavier Thomas in the 224th pick, miles early. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick232 Rnd7 Cal Haladay
They reached into another round for Cal Haladay, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.