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    Patriots
Draft Selections
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (NE)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (NE)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Graham Barton Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Graham Barton
OT Duke
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Jaden Hicks Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (NE)
Jaden Hicks
S Washington State
Bucky Irving Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Bucky Irving
RB Oregon
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (NE)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Cody Schrader Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (NE)
Cody Schrader
RB Missouri
Cornelius Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (NE)
Cornelius Johnson
WR Michigan
Joe Milton III Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (NE)
Joe Milton III
QB Tennessee
Jaylan Ford Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (NE)
Jaylan Ford
LB Texas
Draft Picks Received
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (LAC)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (ARI)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Jaden Hicks Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (ARI)
Jaden Hicks
S Washington State
Cornelius Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (ARI)
Cornelius Johnson
WR Michigan
Draft Picks Traded
Malik Nabers Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (ARI)
Malik Nabers
WR LSU
Players Gained
Head Shot
Asante Samuel Jr.
CB
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureB-
The Patriots left with their quarterback, and a B+ to match.

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. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B+.

They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own. On value alone, Ford makes the weekend a net positive. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through interior defensive lineman.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick Analysis
Pick5 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In slot 5 they get their guy under center for the next decade. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick27 Rnd1 Dallas Turner
In the 27th overall pick they get a double-digit-sack hope, and a steal at that. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick34 Rnd2 Graham Barton
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Graham Barton at the Round 2 slot is the proof. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick68 Rnd3 Xavier Legette
Xavier Legette at Round 3, Pick 4 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick90 Rnd3 Jaden Hicks
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Jaden Hicks in the 90th pick. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick103 Rnd4 Bucky Irving
A quiet steal in No. 103: Bucky Irving for less than the market said. It fills a real need, too.
Pick137 Rnd5 Johnny Wilson
They let Johnny Wilson come to them and pounced at pick 137. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick180 Rnd6 Cody Schrader
Cody Schrader at pick No. 180 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. The roster fit checks out.
Pick186 Rnd6 Cornelius Johnson
A straight-up fair deal on Cornelius Johnson at slot 186, value and slot in agreement. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick193 Rnd6 Joe Milton III
They took Joe Milton III at par in the 193rd pick, which is nothing to complain about. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick231 Rnd7 Jaylan Ford
The board fumbled Jaylan Ford all the way to pick No. 231, and they scooped it up. A minor need, but a need all the same.