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Draft Selections
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (NE)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
Ladd McConkey Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (NE)
Ladd McConkey
WR Georgia
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Matt Goncalves Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (NE)
Matt Goncalves
OT Pittsburgh
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (NE)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (NE)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
Keith Randolph Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (NE)
Keith Randolph Jr.
DL-EDGE Illinois
Myles Jones Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (NE)
Myles Jones
CB Duke
Draft Picks Received
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (NYG)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Ladd McConkey Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (NYG)
Ladd McConkey
WR Georgia
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (NYG)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (NYG)
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Draft Picks Traded
Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NYG)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
Players Gained
Head Shot
Darren Waller
TE
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureB-
The Patriots left with their quarterback, and a B+ to match.

The search is over. The Patriots handed the keys to Drake Maye, and the whole operation now runs on his development.

Every deal seemed to tilt their way, which is not luck. Randolph Jr. at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster. They punted on interior defensive lineman, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but interior defensive lineman.

Pick Analysis
Pick6 Rnd1 Drake Maye
A straight-up fair deal on Drake Maye at pick 6, value and slot in agreement. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick34 Rnd2 Troy Fautanu
Troy Fautanu in the Round 2 slot lands just on the right side of the ledger. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick39 Rnd2 Ladd McConkey
A clean, defensible pick in pick No. 39 with a little surplus value in Ladd McConkey. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick68 Rnd3 Brenden Rice
They paid sticker price for Brenden Rice in No. 68, and that is fine. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick104 Rnd4 Matt Goncalves
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Matt Goncalves. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick136 Rnd4 Ben Sinnott
They liked Ben Sinnott enough to skip the value, taking him in Round 4, Pick 36. It fills a real need, too.
Pick140 Rnd5 Tommy Eichenberg
They let Tommy Eichenberg come to them and pounced at the 140th pick. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick182 Rnd6 Keith Randolph Jr.
A edge rusher of that caliber at slot 182 is the definition of value, full stop. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick229 Rnd7 Myles Jones
Myles Jones at Round 7, Pick 9 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.