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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
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
Fabien Lovett Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (NE)
Fabien Lovett
DL Florida State
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (NE)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Jalyx Hunt Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (NE)
Jalyx Hunt
S-EDGE Houston Christian
Elijah Jones Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (NE)
Elijah Jones
CB Boston College
Bub Means Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (NE)
Bub Means
WR Pittsburgh
Daequan Hardy Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (NE)
Daequan Hardy
CB Penn State
Draft Picks Received
Fabien Lovett Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (DEN)
Fabien Lovett
DL Florida State
Jalyx Hunt Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (DEN)
Jalyx Hunt
S-EDGE Houston Christian
Daequan Hardy Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (DEN)
Daequan Hardy
CB Penn State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (DEN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Javon Baker Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (DEN)
Javon Baker
WR UCF
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Maye is the plan now, and the Patriots grade out a B-.

After circling the position for what felt like forever, the Patriots committed. Drake Maye is the quarterback now, and the roster gets built to his timeline.

Hardy falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. The cost of the Means reach is exactly the players who went right after him. For all the activity, edge rusher went untouched, which is hard to explain.

Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In the 3rd pick they get a franchise quarterback at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick34 Rnd2 Adonai Mitchell
A straight-up fair deal on Adonai Mitchell at the Round 2 slot, value and slot in agreement. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick68 Rnd3 Patrick Paul
No drama and no debate, Patrick Paul went about where he belonged in No. 68. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick122 Rnd4 Fabien Lovett
Fabien Lovett in pick No. 122 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick136 Rnd4 Ben Sinnott
A tidy little value on Ben Sinnott in slot 136, a step better than break-even. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick144 Rnd5 Jalyx Hunt
A wild overpay on Jalyx Hunt in pick 144, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. It fits a board better than it fits this team.
Pick182 Rnd6 Elijah Jones
Elijah Jones at the 182nd overall pick is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick229 Rnd7 Bub Means
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Bub Means well ahead of where he belonged. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick237 Rnd7 Daequan Hardy
They barely believed it either: Daequan Hardy still on the board at pick No. 237. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.