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Draft Selections
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (NE)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (NE)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
JC Latham Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
JC Latham
OT Alabama
Ladd McConkey Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Ladd McConkey
WR Georgia
Ja'Tavion Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Ja'Tavion Sanders
TE Texas
Ennis Rakestraw Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (NE)
Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
CB Missouri
Renardo Green Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (NE)
Renardo Green
S Florida State
DJ James Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (NE)
DJ James
CB Auburn
Jha'Quan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (NE)
Jha'Quan Jackson
WR Tulane
Draft Picks Received
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIN)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (MIN)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (MIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (MIN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (MIN)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
Players Gained
Head Shot
Byron Murphy Jr.
CB
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall A
ValueA NeedB TradesA+ FutureA
The Patriots drew a line under the quarterback search with Maye: A.

Thirty-one other rooms let DJ James slide, and the Patriots were the ones holding the card at No. 193. Highway robbery.

Whatever Drake Maye becomes, the front office has tied its fortunes to the answer. The phones were where this weekend was really won. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped edge rusher, which is a strange place to end up.

In the end it comes back to Drake Maye, and a haul good enough to build on right away.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In the Round 1 slot they get a franchise quarterback. A real need, handled.
Pick23 Rnd1 Joe Alt
In No. 23 they get protection for the quarterback, outstanding value to boot. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick34 Rnd2 JC Latham
JC Latham at Round 2, Pick 2 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick68 Rnd3 Ladd McConkey
They will replay Ladd McConkey at No. 68 for years; that is how good the value is. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick103 Rnd4 Ja'Tavion Sanders
Somehow Ja'Tavion Sanders was still sitting there in the 103rd overall pick, and they pounced on premier tight end value. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick137 Rnd5 Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
Ennis Rakestraw Jr. at the Round 5 slot is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick180 Rnd6 Renardo Green
A top-tier safety at a bargain, Renardo Green in slot 180, plain and simple. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick193 Rnd6 DJ James
DJ James in pick 193 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
Pick231 Rnd7 Jha'Quan Jackson
The board fumbled Jha'Quan Jackson all the way to pick No. 231, and they scooped it up. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.