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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: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Keon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Keon Coleman
WR Florida State
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (NE)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Kamal Hadden Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (NE)
Kamal Hadden
CB Tennessee
Elijah Jones Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (NE)
Elijah Jones
CB Boston College
Tip Reiman Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 6 (NE)
Tip Reiman
TE Illinois
Nathan Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (NE)
Nathan Thomas
OT Louisiana
Draft Picks Received
Kamal Hadden Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (TEN)
Kamal Hadden
CB Tennessee
Tip Reiman Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 6 (TEN)
Tip Reiman
TE Illinois
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (TEN)
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Ainias Smith Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (TEN)
Ainias Smith
WR Texas A&M
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Patriots finally solved quarterback, and it carried them to a 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-.

However the rest shakes out, Coleman at that price is a win they earned. A whole weekend of picks and edge rusher is somehow still a want. Reaching for Suamataia left real value on the table behind him.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In slot 3 they get a passer to set the clock by at fair value.
Pick34 Rnd2 Kingsley Suamataia
Kingsley Suamataia at the 34th overall pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick68 Rnd3 Keon Coleman
Keon Coleman at the 68th pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick104 Rnd4 Xavier Legette
Xavier Legette in pick No. 104 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick145 Rnd5 Kamal Hadden
Kamal Hadden at No. 145 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick182 Rnd6 Elijah Jones
They paid a round early for Elijah Jones in the Round 6 slot, more than the board wanted. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Pick219 Rnd6 Tip Reiman
A market-rate tight end, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Tip Reiman. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick229 Rnd7 Nathan Thomas
Taking Nathan Thomas in Round 7, Pick 9 is close to grand larceny; an offensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.