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Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (NE)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (NE)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
T'Vondre Sweat
DT Texas
Devontez Walker Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Devontez Walker
WR North Carolina
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (NE)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Elijah Jones Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (NE)
Elijah Jones
CB Boston College
Jaheim Bell Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (NE)
Jaheim Bell
TE Florida State
Khristian Boyd Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (NE)
Khristian Boyd
DL-EDGE Northern Iowa
Jaylan Ford Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (NE)
Jaylan Ford
LB Texas
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (NE)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
Draft Picks Received
Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (ARI)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DEN)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (DEN)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Jaylan Ford Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (ARI)
Jaylan Ford
LB Texas
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (DEN)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Malik Nabers Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (ARI)
Malik Nabers
WR LSU
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIA)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureD+
A passer of the future in Maye, and a B, for the Patriots.

The search is over. The Patriots handed the keys to Drake Maye, and the whole operation now runs on his development. They moved the roster forward and banked a B for it.

Every board in the league had Gore Jr. lower, and that gap is the story. Every deal seemed to tilt their way, which is not luck. The Walker value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through safety.

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Joe Alt
In pick No. 4 they get protection for the quarterback. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick12 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In the Round 1 slot they get the face of the franchise at fair value. A real need, handled.
Pick34 Rnd2 Brian Thomas Jr.
A quiet steal in the 34th pick: Brian Thomas Jr. for less than the market said. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick68 Rnd3 T'Vondre Sweat
T'Vondre Sweat at pick 68 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick103 Rnd4 Devontez Walker
They let Devontez Walker come to them and pounced at slot 103. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick121 Rnd4 Cedric Gray
A straight-up fair deal on Cedric Gray at the 121st overall pick, value and slot in agreement. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick137 Rnd5 Elijah Jones
No edge and no loss on Elijah Jones in No. 137; it is a wash and a sensible one. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick180 Rnd6 Jaheim Bell
Jaheim Bell at Round 6, Pick 5 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the tight end. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick193 Rnd6 Khristian Boyd
Khristian Boyd at the 193rd pick nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick226 Rnd7 Jaylan Ford
A tidy bit of business in Round 7, Pick 6, where Jaylan Ford graded well above the range. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
Pick231 Rnd7 Frank Gore Jr.
Value said wait; Frank Gore Jr. in slot 231 says they were not listening. It patches a soft spot without any drama.