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Draft Selections
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NE)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Ladd McConkey Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Ladd McConkey
WR Georgia
Malachi Corley Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Malachi Corley
WR Western Kentucky
Matt Goncalves Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Matt Goncalves
OT Pittsburgh
Dallin Holker Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (NE)
Dallin Holker
TE Colorado State
Nathan Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (NE)
Nathan Thomas
OT Louisiana
Daequan Hardy Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (NE)
Daequan Hardy
CB Penn State
Xavier Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (NE)
Xavier Thomas
DE-EDGE Clemson
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Maye is the plan now, and the Patriots grade out a B-.

After circling the position for what felt like forever, the Patriots committed. Drake Maye is the quarterback now, and the roster gets built to his timeline. A dependable weekend that grades out a B-.

If Thomas pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about. For all the activity, interior defensive lineman went untouched, which is hard to explain.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In slot 3 they get a franchise quarterback. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick34 Rnd2 Ladd McConkey
Ladd McConkey in the 34th overall pick is fair value, right on his grade. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick68 Rnd3 Malachi Corley
They went early on Malachi Corley in the 68th pick, and the value did not follow. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick103 Rnd4 Matt Goncalves
Matt Goncalves at pick No. 103 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick139 Rnd5 Dallin Holker
By-the-book stuff, Dallin Holker at the Round 5 slot squarely in line with his ranking. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick182 Rnd6 Nathan Thomas
Nathan Thomas at pick 182 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick224 Rnd7 Daequan Hardy
They took Daequan Hardy at par in No. 224, which is nothing to complain about. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick232 Rnd7 Xavier Thomas
A big swing on Xavier Thomas at Round 7, Pick 12, well ahead of any board in the building. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.