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Draft Selections
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NE)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Kiran Amegadjie Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Kiran Amegadjie
OT Yale
Dadrion Taylor-Demerson Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Dadrion Taylor-Demerson
S Texas Tech
Dallin Holker Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (NE)
Dallin Holker
TE Colorado State
Walter Rouse Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (NE)
Walter Rouse
OT Oklahoma
Jha'Quan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (NE)
Jha'Quan Jackson
WR Tulane
Sheridan Jones Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (NE)
Sheridan Jones
CB Clemson
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Patriots answered their biggest question with Maye. Grade: B-.

The Patriots spent the pick that matters most on Drake Maye, and a roster that has been waiting on a passer can start to take shape. It does the job without flash, and the B- reflects it.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through edge rusher. That Rouse pick is the receipt they will wave around later.

The Holker pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In slot 3 they get their guy under center for the next decade. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick34 Rnd2 Kool-Aid McKinstry
Nothing to complain about; Kool-Aid McKinstry went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick68 Rnd3 Kiran Amegadjie
A reasonable price with a little left over, Kiran Amegadjie in the 68th pick. It fills a real need, too.
Pick103 Rnd4 Dadrion Taylor-Demerson
The board had Dadrion Taylor-Demerson higher than pick No. 103, and the safety fell to them anyway. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick137 Rnd5 Dallin Holker
A reach on Dallin Holker in Round 5, Pick 1; the board had better options right there. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick180 Rnd6 Walter Rouse
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Walter Rouse at pick 180 is the proof. The roster fit checks out.
Pick193 Rnd6 Jha'Quan Jackson
They read the board right and Jha'Quan Jackson was the payoff at No. 193. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick231 Rnd7 Sheridan Jones
Sheridan Jones slipping to the 231st overall pick is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.