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Draft Selections
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NE)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Jordan Morgan Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Jordan Morgan
OT Arizona
Zach Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Zach Frazier
C West Virginia
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (NE)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Malik Mustapha Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (NE)
Malik Mustapha
S Wake Forest
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (NE)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
Tahj Washington Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (NE)
Tahj Washington
WR USC
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Patriots bet the future on Maye. The board says 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. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B-.

That is a wide receiver worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly. Reaching for Gore Jr. left real value on the table behind him. The edge rusher spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In pick No. 3 they get a long-term answer under center. A real need, handled.
Pick34 Rnd2 Jordan Morgan
By-the-book stuff, Jordan Morgan at Round 2, Pick 2 squarely in line with his ranking. It fills a real need, too.
Pick68 Rnd3 Zach Frazier
Good price on Zach Frazier in the 68th pick, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick103 Rnd4 Cedric Gray
Cedric Gray in the 103rd overall pick is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick137 Rnd5 Johnny Wilson
A quiet steal in the Round 5 slot: Johnny Wilson for less than the market said. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick180 Rnd6 Malik Mustapha
Malik Mustapha slipping to pick 180 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick193 Rnd6 Frank Gore Jr.
Frank Gore Jr. at No. 193 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick231 Rnd7 Tahj Washington
Tahj Washington at slot 231 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.