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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: 35 RND: 2 (NE)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Keon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (NE)
Keon Coleman
WR Florida State
Jalen McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (NE)
Jalen McMillan
WR Washington
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (NE)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Fabien Lovett Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (NE)
Fabien Lovett
DL Florida State
Jalyx Hunt Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (NE)
Jalyx Hunt
S-EDGE Houston Christian
Elijah Jones Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (NE)
Elijah Jones
CB Boston College
Daijun Edwards Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (NE)
Daijun Edwards
RB Georgia
Dylan McMahon Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 6 (NE)
Dylan McMahon
C North Carolina State
Bub Means Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (NE)
Bub Means
WR Pittsburgh
Jalen Green Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (NE)
Jalen Green
S Mississippi State
Draft Picks Received
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (ARI)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Keon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CIN)
Keon Coleman
WR Florida State
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (CIN)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Jalyx Hunt Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (MIN)
Jalyx Hunt
S-EDGE Houston Christian
Elijah Jones Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (CIN)
Elijah Jones
CB Boston College
Daijun Edwards Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (IND)
Daijun Edwards
RB Georgia
Dylan McMahon Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 6 (LAR)
Dylan McMahon
C North Carolina State
Jalen Green Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (IND)
Jalen Green
S Mississippi State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ARI)
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Draft Picks Traded
Ruke Orhorhoro Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (ARI)
Ruke Orhorhoro
DT Clemson
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (CIN)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
Curtis Jacobs Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (LAR)
Curtis Jacobs
LB Penn State
Players Gained
Head Shot
Roy Lopez
DT
Players traded away
Head Shot
Mac Jones
QB
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesC+ FutureB
The Patriots drew a line under the quarterback search with Maye: 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. The bottom line is a respectable B-.

They are betting McMahon proves the room right and everyone else wrong. Coleman falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. The edge rusher hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In pick 3 they get a long-term answer under center at fair value.
Pick35 Rnd2 Kingsley Suamataia
Kingsley Suamataia at the 35th overall pick is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick80 Rnd3 Keon Coleman
Somehow Keon Coleman was still sitting there in slot 80, and they pounced on premier wide receiver value. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick104 Rnd4 Jalen McMillan
A clean, defensible pick in Round 4, Pick 4 with a little surplus value in Jalen McMillan. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick116 Rnd4 Ben Sinnott
A reach for Ben Sinnott in the Round 4 slot; a little patience would have been rewarded. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick136 Rnd4 Fabien Lovett
Fabien Lovett in pick No. 136 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick156 Rnd5 Jalyx Hunt
They paid up for Jalyx Hunt at the 156th pick when waiting would have done the job. Hard to map this one onto the depth chart at all.
Pick175 Rnd5 Elijah Jones
Value said wait; Elijah Jones in No. 175 says they were not listening. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick193 Rnd6 Daijun Edwards
A conviction pick on Daijun Edwards at the 193rd pick that the board grades a round light. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick217 Rnd6 Dylan McMahon
They reached a country mile for Dylan McMahon at pick No. 217, and the board is aghast. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick229 Rnd7 Bub Means
This one needs a full-page explanation: Bub Means in Round 7, Pick 9, miles early. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick232 Rnd7 Jalen Green
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Jalen Green. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.