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  • callan DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (NE)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (NE)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Kris Jenkins Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (NE)
Kris Jenkins
DL-EDGE Michigan
Kamari Lassiter Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Kamari Lassiter
CB Georgia
Roger Rosengarten Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Roger Rosengarten
OT Washington
Nehemiah Pritchett Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (NE)
Nehemiah Pritchett
CB Auburn
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (NE)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Dylan Laube Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (NE)
Dylan Laube
RB New Hampshire
Nathan Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (NE)
Nathan Thomas
OT Louisiana
Nathaniel Watson Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (NE)
Nathaniel Watson
LB Mississippi State
Taulia Tagovailoa Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (NE)
Taulia Tagovailoa
QB Maryland
Draft Picks Received
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (ATL)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (ARI)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Kris Jenkins Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (ATL)
Kris Jenkins
DL-EDGE Michigan
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (ATL)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Nathaniel Watson Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (ARI)
Nathaniel Watson
LB Mississippi State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ATL)
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Draft Picks Traded
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (ATL)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (ARI)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Players Gained
Head Shot
Jake Matthews
OT
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall A-
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureA+
Quarterback settled, Maye in the fold, and a A- for the Patriots.

The Taulia Tagovailoa selection is the head-turner. The Patriots reached 75 spots for him, and it will define how this weekend is remembered.

They have staked the next five years on Drake Maye, which is the only story that really matters here. The trade ledger is the best part of the whole weekend. They banked enough surplus on Watson to cover a lot of smaller sins.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped interior defensive lineman, which is a strange place to end up.

Bottom line, with Drake Maye leading the way, this is a class that should pay off fast and rarely be regretted.

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Drake Maye
They paid sticker price for Drake Maye in No. 8, and that is fine. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick35 Rnd2 Brian Thomas Jr.
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Brian Thomas Jr. at pick 35 is the proof. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick43 Rnd2 Kris Jenkins
A straight-up fair deal on Kris Jenkins at the 43rd pick, value and slot in agreement. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick68 Rnd3 Kamari Lassiter
A tidy bit of business in the 68th overall pick, where Kamari Lassiter graded well above the range. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick103 Rnd4 Roger Rosengarten
A clean, defensible pick in the Round 4 slot with a little surplus value in Roger Rosengarten. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick137 Rnd5 Nehemiah Pritchett
Nehemiah Pritchett at Round 5, Pick 1 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
Pick143 Rnd5 Luke McCaffrey
Luke McCaffrey in pick 143 is fair value, right on his grade. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick180 Rnd6 Dylan Laube
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Dylan Laube at No. 180. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick193 Rnd6 Nathan Thomas
Nathan Thomas in pick No. 193 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick226 Rnd7 Nathaniel Watson
Nathaniel Watson at slot 226 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick231 Rnd7 Taulia Tagovailoa
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Taulia Tagovailoa. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.