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    Patriots
Draft Selections
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NE)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Malachi Corley Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Malachi Corley
WR Western Kentucky
Andru Phillips Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Andru Phillips
CB Kentucky
Jalyx Hunt Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (NE)
Jalyx Hunt
S-EDGE Houston Christian
Jha'Quan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (NE)
Jha'Quan Jackson
WR Tulane
Julian Pearl Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (NE)
Julian Pearl
OT-EDGE Illinois
Austin Stogner Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (NE)
Austin Stogner
TE Oklahoma
Bub Means Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (NE)
Bub Means
WR Pittsburgh
Draft Picks Received
Jalyx Hunt Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (LAR)
Jalyx Hunt
S-EDGE Houston Christian
Bub Means Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (LAR)
Bub Means
WR Pittsburgh
Draft Picks Traded
Theo Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (LAR)
Theo Johnson
TE Penn State
Players Gained
Head Shot
Warren McClendon Jr.
OT
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB TradesB+ FutureB-
The Patriots bet the future on Maye. The board says B.

Call it a hunch or call it a gamble, but the Patriots spent the Round 7 slot on Austin Stogner, a name most had 117 spots down the list. A dependable weekend that grades out a B.

The whole projection now runs through Drake Maye; hit there and everything else looks smarter. The interior defensive lineman spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

They banked enough surplus on Corley to cover a lot of smaller sins.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the interior defensive lineman spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In No. 3 they get their guy under center for the next decade at fair value. A real need, handled.
Pick34 Rnd2 Chop Robinson
A slide stopped in pick No. 34, with Chop Robinson worth more than the price. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick68 Rnd3 Malachi Corley
A quiet steal in the 68th pick: Malachi Corley for less than the market said. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick103 Rnd4 Andru Phillips
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Andru Phillips at the Round 4 slot. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick154 Rnd5 Jalyx Hunt
Nothing to complain about; Jalyx Hunt went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. This was not a hole anyone had circled.
Pick180 Rnd6 Jha'Quan Jackson
They paid sticker price for Jha'Quan Jackson in the 180th overall pick, and that is fine. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick193 Rnd6 Julian Pearl
Julian Pearl in No. 193 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. It does not line up with the team's obvious holes.
Pick231 Rnd7 Austin Stogner
Austin Stogner at the 231st overall pick is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick254 Rnd7 Bub Means
Bub Means at pick No. 254 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.