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Draft Selections
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NE)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Dylan Laube Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (NE)
Dylan Laube
RB New Hampshire
Tip Reiman Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (NE)
Tip Reiman
TE Illinois
Ryan Flournoy Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (NE)
Ryan Flournoy
WR Southeast Missouri State
Kamal Hadden Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (NE)
Kamal Hadden
CB Tennessee
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Maye is the plan now, and the Patriots grade out a B-.

Every so often the board makes a mistake, and the Patriots were there to profit. Kamal Hadden, the No. 168 name on the board, should have been long gone before the Round 7 slot.

Drake Maye gives the offense a face and a plan, and the grade leans heavily on whether he hits. Laube has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced.

The edge rusher spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In pick 3 they get a franchise quarterback at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick34 Rnd2 Taliese Fuaga
Taliese Fuaga in Round 2, Pick 2 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick68 Rnd3 Patrick Paul
They paid sticker price for Patrick Paul in slot 68, and that is fine. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick103 Rnd4 Brenden Rice
Brenden Rice at pick No. 103 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the wide receiver. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick137 Rnd5 Dylan Laube
Dylan Laube at pick 137 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick180 Rnd6 Tip Reiman
A market-rate tight end, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Tip Reiman. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick193 Rnd6 Ryan Flournoy
Ryan Flournoy in the 193rd overall pick is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick231 Rnd7 Kamal Hadden
Steal is underselling it; Kamal Hadden at the Round 7 slot is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A minor itch, scratched.