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Draft Selections
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NE)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (NE)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (NE)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
Dominick Puni Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Dominick Puni
OT Kansas
Jason Marshall Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (NE)
Jason Marshall Jr.
CB Florida
Zion Tupuola-Fetui Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (NE)
Zion Tupuola-Fetui
DE-EDGE Washington
Fentrell Cypress II Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (NE)
Fentrell Cypress II
CB Florida State
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Patriots drew a line under the quarterback search with Maye: B-.

There was a run on nobody at that position, and the Patriots started one anyway for Fentrell Cypress II, 62 picks ahead of schedule. They moved the roster forward and banked a B- for it.

Drake Maye is the bet, and the class will be judged on how it pays off. The Odunze steal is the beam this whole class leans on.

The interior defensive lineman hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In slot 3 they get a long-term answer under center. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick35 Rnd2 Rome Odunze
Somehow Rome Odunze was still sitting there in pick 35, and they pounced on premier wide receiver value. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick67 Rnd3 Patrick Paul
Patrick Paul slipping to the 67th pick is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. The roster fit checks out.
Pick103 Rnd4 Dominick Puni
Dominick Puni slid further than he should have, and the 103rd overall pick is lovely value for the offensive lineman. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick140 Rnd5 Jason Marshall Jr.
They jumped the gun on Jason Marshall Jr., taking him earlier than his grade liked. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick181 Rnd6 Zion Tupuola-Fetui
They talked themselves into Zion Tupuola-Fetui at pick No. 181, and the board did not agree. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick224 Rnd7 Fentrell Cypress II
Fentrell Cypress II in the Round 7 slot is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.