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Draft Selections
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NE)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
JC Latham Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
JC Latham
OT Alabama
Troy Franklin Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Troy Franklin
WR Oregon
Calen Bullock Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Calen Bullock
S USC
MarShawn Lloyd Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (NE)
MarShawn Lloyd
RB USC
Jared Wiley Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (NE)
Jared Wiley
TE TCU
Khristian Boyd Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (NE)
Khristian Boyd
DL-EDGE Northern Iowa
Decamerion Richardson Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (NE)
Decamerion Richardson
CB Mississippi State
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
A franchise passer in Maye headlines a B 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.

They banked enough surplus on Richardson to cover a lot of smaller sins. The interior defensive lineman spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In the Round 1 slot they get their quarterback of the future. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick34 Rnd2 JC Latham
JC Latham at No. 34 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick68 Rnd3 Troy Franklin
They barely believed it either: Troy Franklin still on the board at slot 68. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick103 Rnd4 Calen Bullock
They read the board right and Calen Bullock was the payoff at Round 4, Pick 3. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick137 Rnd5 MarShawn Lloyd
Somehow MarShawn Lloyd was still sitting there in pick No. 137, and they pounced on premier running back value. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick180 Rnd6 Jared Wiley
Circle this one: Jared Wiley at the 180th overall pick is a fall that decides a draft. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick193 Rnd6 Khristian Boyd
Khristian Boyd at pick 193 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the edge rusher. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick231 Rnd7 Decamerion Richardson
Steal is underselling it; Decamerion Richardson at the 231st pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.