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Draft Selections
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NE)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
Jermaine Burton Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Jermaine Burton
WR Alabama
Ricky Pearsall Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
Ricky Pearsall
WR Florida
Nehemiah Pritchett Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (NE)
Nehemiah Pritchett
CB Auburn
Josh Proctor Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (NE)
Josh Proctor
S Ohio State
Zion Nelson Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (NE)
Zion Nelson
OT Miami (FL)
Draft Picks Received
Ricky Pearsall Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (LAC)
Ricky Pearsall
WR Florida
Draft Picks Traded
Bucky Irving Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (LAC)
Bucky Irving
RB Oregon
Players traded away
Head Shot
DeVante Parker
WR
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall C+
ValueB NeedB TradesF FutureB-
The Patriots left with their quarterback, and a C+ to match.

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.

The trade table is where this weekend went wrong. A whole weekend of picks and edge rusher is somehow still a want. If one pick saves this weekend, it is Nelson.

The roster is better shaped than it was, with wide receiver chief among the fixes.

In the end, one you will need a couple of seasons to truly judge.

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In the Round 1 slot they get their quarterback of the future. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick34 Rnd2 Troy Fautanu
By-the-book stuff, Troy Fautanu at pick No. 34 squarely in line with his ranking. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick68 Rnd3 Jermaine Burton
A tidy little value on Jermaine Burton in pick 68, a step better than break-even. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick69 Rnd3 Ricky Pearsall
Ricky Pearsall in slot 69 is fair value, right on his grade. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick139 Rnd5 Nehemiah Pritchett
The board had Nehemiah Pritchett higher than the 139th overall pick, and the cornerback fell to them anyway. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick182 Rnd6 Josh Proctor
Nothing to complain about; Josh Proctor went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick224 Rnd7 Zion Nelson
Zion Nelson is a better player than No. 224 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.