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  • jmano21 DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NE)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (NE)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Cam Hart Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (NE)
Cam Hart
CB Notre Dame
Javon Baker Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (NE)
Javon Baker
WR UCF
Trey Benson Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (NE)
Trey Benson
RB Florida State
Fabien Lovett Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (NE)
Fabien Lovett
DL Florida State
Jalyx Hunt Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (NE)
Jalyx Hunt
S-EDGE Houston Christian
Brandon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (NE)
Brandon Coleman
OL TCU
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 192 RND: 6 (NE)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Tyler Owens Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (NE)
Tyler Owens
S Texas Tech
Tip Reiman Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (NE)
Tip Reiman
TE Illinois
Draft Picks Received
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (NYG)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Cam Hart Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CIN)
Cam Hart
CB Notre Dame
Javon Baker Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (GB)
Javon Baker
WR UCF
Fabien Lovett Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (CIN)
Fabien Lovett
DL Florida State
Brandon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (CIN)
Brandon Coleman
OL TCU
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 192 RND: 6 (JAX)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Tyler Owens Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (LAR)
Tyler Owens
S Texas Tech
Tip Reiman Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (CIN)
Tip Reiman
TE Illinois
Draft Picks Traded
Ladd McConkey Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NYG)
Ladd McConkey
WR Georgia
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (CIN)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
Javion Cohen Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (GB)
Javion Cohen
OG Miami (FL)
Logan Lee Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (LAR)
Logan Lee
DL Iowa
Players Gained
Head Shot
Jaxson Kirkland
OG
Players traded away
Head Shot
JuJu Smith-Schuster
WR
Head Shot
Mac Jones
QB
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall C
ValueC+ NeedB TradesF FutureB-
A franchise passer in Maye headlines a C weekend for the Patriots.

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.

Hunt has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced. Whatever else happened, they won the night they took McCaffrey.

They handed away value on the phones that the picks cannot earn back. The Hunt pick is fine in a vacuum, less so with edge rusher still on the board.

Leaving edge rusher unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

In the end, a coin-flip class: fine today, with a wide range of outcomes ahead.

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In the Round 1 slot they get a franchise quarterback at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick39 Rnd2 Kingsley Suamataia
Kingsley Suamataia at slot 39 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. It fills a real need, too.
Pick80 Rnd3 Cam Hart
Cam Hart at Round 3, Pick 16 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick88 Rnd3 Javon Baker
They paid sticker price for Javon Baker in No. 88, and that is fine. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick102 Rnd4 Trey Benson
Good price on Trey Benson in pick No. 102, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick114 Rnd4 Fabien Lovett
Fabien Lovett at the 114th overall pick is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick136 Rnd4 Jalyx Hunt
Of all the spots to shop, they chose S-EDGE. Jalyx Hunt in the 136th pick leaves edge rusher for later.
Pick148 Rnd5 Brandon Coleman
They left a pile of value on the table to take Brandon Coleman this early at pick 148. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick192 Rnd6 Luke McCaffrey
They will replay Luke McCaffrey at the Round 6 slot for years; that is how good the value is. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick209 Rnd6 Tyler Owens
Tyler Owens at Round 6, Pick 34 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick214 Rnd6 Tip Reiman
A conviction pick on Tip Reiman at pick No. 214 that the board grades a round light. It patches a soft spot without any drama.