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  • phooq DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (NE)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (NE)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Jordan Morgan Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Jordan Morgan
OT Arizona
Christian Haynes Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Christian Haynes
OG Connecticut
Dominick Puni Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Dominick Puni
OT Kansas
Mike Sainristil Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (NE)
Mike Sainristil
CB Michigan
Jaheim Bell Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (NE)
Jaheim Bell
TE Florida State
Miyan Williams Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (NE)
Miyan Williams
RB Ohio State
Kaden Prather Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (NE)
Kaden Prather
WR Maryland
Draft Picks Received
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (ARI)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (ARI)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Jaheim Bell Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (ARI)
Jaheim Bell
TE Florida State
Draft Picks Traded
Malik Nabers Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (ARI)
Malik Nabers
WR LSU
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesA FutureB-
A passer of the future in Maye, and a B, 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.

The Prather pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch. A whole weekend of picks and edge rusher is somehow still a want.

The cost of the Haynes reach is exactly the players who went right after him.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In the 4th overall pick they get the face of the franchise at fair value. A real need, handled.
Pick21 Rnd1 Brian Thomas Jr.
In pick No. 21 they get a matchup problem out wide. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick34 Rnd2 Jordan Morgan
Jordan Morgan is a better player than pick 34 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick68 Rnd3 Christian Haynes
Christian Haynes at the Round 3 slot is a conviction pick that outran the value. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick103 Rnd4 Dominick Puni
No drama and no debate, Dominick Puni went about where he belonged in No. 103. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick139 Rnd5 Mike Sainristil
Mike Sainristil at slot 139 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick140 Rnd5 Jaheim Bell
Good price on Jaheim Bell in the 140th pick, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick182 Rnd6 Miyan Williams
They liked Miyan Williams enough to skip the value, taking him in Round 6, Pick 7. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick224 Rnd7 Kaden Prather
Kaden Prather at the 224th overall pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.