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  • Phaktz DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (NE)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (NE)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (NE)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
Christian Mahogany Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Christian Mahogany
OG Boston College
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (NE)
James Williams
LB Miami (FL)
Isaac Guerendo Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (NE)
Isaac Guerendo
RB Louisville
Jared Wiley Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (NE)
Jared Wiley
TE TCU
Jase McClellan Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (NE)
Jase McClellan
RB Alabama
Anim Dankwah Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (NE)
Anim Dankwah
OT Howard
Draft Picks Received
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (ATL)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (LAC)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (ARI)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (LAC)
James Williams
LB Miami (FL)
Isaac Guerendo Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (BUF)
Isaac Guerendo
RB Louisville
Jared Wiley Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (BUF)
Jared Wiley
TE TCU
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ATL)
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Draft Picks Traded
Malik Nabers Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (ARI)
Malik Nabers
WR LSU
Kris Abrams-Draine Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (CIN)
Kris Abrams-Draine
CB Missouri
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (CIN)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Tanor Bortolini Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (BUF)
Tanor Bortolini
C Wisconsin
Players Gained
Head Shot
Tee Higgins
WR
Players traded away
Head Shot
Cole Strange
OG
Head Shot
JuJu Smith-Schuster
WR
Head Shot
Tyquan Thornton
WR
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureB
The Patriots answered their biggest question with Maye. Grade: B+.

Start where it matters. The Patriots took Drake Maye to run the offense for the next decade, and every other decision this weekend bends around that one. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B+.

Dankwah has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced. Every deal seemed to tilt their way, which is not luck. They punted on edge rusher, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

Whatever else happened, they won the night they took McKinstry.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the edge rusher spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In pick 8 they get their quarterback of the future at fair value. A real need, handled.
Pick34 Rnd2 Adonai Mitchell
Nothing to complain about; Adonai Mitchell went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick37 Rnd2 Kool-Aid McKinstry
A slide stopped in slot 37, with Kool-Aid McKinstry worth more than the price. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick71 Rnd3 Patrick Paul
No drama and no debate, Patrick Paul went about where he belonged in pick No. 71. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick103 Rnd4 Christian Mahogany
Christian Mahogany at No. 103 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick105 Rnd4 James Williams
They left a pile of value on the table to take James Williams this early at Round 4, Pick 5. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick128 Rnd4 Isaac Guerendo
No edge and no loss on Isaac Guerendo in the Round 4 slot; it is a wash and a sensible one. It fills a real need, too.
Pick189 Rnd6 Jared Wiley
They liked Jared Wiley enough to skip the value, taking him in the 189th pick. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick193 Rnd6 Jase McClellan
By-the-book stuff, Jase McClellan at pick No. 193 squarely in line with his ranking. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick231 Rnd7 Anim Dankwah
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Anim Dankwah. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.