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Draft Selections
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NE)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Devontez Walker Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (NE)
Devontez Walker
WR North Carolina
Mohamed Kamara Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (NE)
Mohamed Kamara
DL-EDGE Colorado State
Jha'Quan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (NE)
Jha'Quan Jackson
WR Tulane
Jared Wiley Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (NE)
Jared Wiley
TE TCU
Nathan Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (NE)
Nathan Thomas
OT Louisiana
Draft Picks Received
Devontez Walker Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (NYG)
Devontez Walker
WR North Carolina
Draft Picks Traded
Ray Davis Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NYG)
Ray Davis
RB Kentucky
Players traded away
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Andrew Stueber
OT
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Ezekiel Elliott
RB
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Jalen Reagor
WR
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JuJu Smith-Schuster
WR
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Ty Montgomery
WR
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall C-
ValueB NeedB TradesF FutureB-
Maye is the plan now, and the Patriots grade out a C-.

They finally answered the question that shadows every other one. Drake Maye is the Patriots' quarterback, full stop.

The trades bled value they could not afford to lose. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through interior defensive lineman. Wiley has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced.

Call it incomplete, and check back in a couple of seasons.

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In pick 3 they get their guy under center for the next decade. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick34 Rnd2 Cooper DeJean
Value with a capital V on Cooper DeJean in the 34th overall pick, a genuine coup. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick68 Rnd3 Kingsley Suamataia
Nothing to complain about; Kingsley Suamataia went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick70 Rnd3 Devontez Walker
By-the-book stuff, Devontez Walker at No. 70 squarely in line with his ranking. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick137 Rnd5 Mohamed Kamara
Mohamed Kamara in Round 5, Pick 1 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick180 Rnd6 Jha'Quan Jackson
A market-rate wide receiver, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Jha'Quan Jackson. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick193 Rnd6 Jared Wiley
Jared Wiley at the 193rd pick is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. The roster fit checks out.
Pick231 Rnd7 Nathan Thomas
A straight-up fair deal on Nathan Thomas at slot 231, value and slot in agreement. A need, and now a little less of one.