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Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NE)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Tyler Guyton Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Tyler Guyton
OT Oklahoma
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Trevor Keegan Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (NE)
Trevor Keegan
OG Michigan
Trente Jones Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (NE)
Trente Jones
OT Michigan
Jaylen Harrell Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (NE)
Jaylen Harrell
DE-EDGE Michigan
Kimani Vidal Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (NE)
Kimani Vidal
RB Troy
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Patriots left with their quarterback, and a B- to match.

The search is over. The Patriots handed the keys to Drake Maye, and the whole operation now runs on his development. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B-.

Every board in the league had Vidal lower, and that gap is the story. Leaving interior defensive lineman unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Drake Maye
A market-rate quarterback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Drake Maye. The roster fit checks out.
Pick34 Rnd2 Tyler Guyton
Tyler Guyton in Round 2, Pick 2 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick68 Rnd3 Xavier Legette
Xavier Legette in the Round 3 slot is fair value, right on his grade. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick103 Rnd4 Brenden Rice
A reasonable price with a little left over, Brenden Rice in the 103rd overall pick. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick137 Rnd5 Trevor Keegan
Trevor Keegan in slot 137 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick180 Rnd6 Trente Jones
A premium they did not need to pay, Trente Jones a notch or two before his time. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick193 Rnd6 Jaylen Harrell
A reach for Jaylen Harrell in the 193rd pick; a little patience would have been rewarded. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick231 Rnd7 Kimani Vidal
Kimani Vidal in No. 231 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.