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  • jgeorge21 DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NE)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Keon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (NE)
Keon Coleman
WR Florida State
Michael Hall Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Michael Hall Jr.
DT Ohio State
Matt Goncalves Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Matt Goncalves
OT Pittsburgh
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (NE)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Dwight McGlothern Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (NE)
Dwight McGlothern
CB Arkansas
Drake Nugent Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (NE)
Drake Nugent
C Michigan
Solomon Byrd Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (NE)
Solomon Byrd
DE-EDGE USC
Draft Picks Received
Keon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (PHI)
Keon Coleman
WR Florida State
Draft Picks Traded
Darius Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (PHI)
Darius Robinson
DL-EDGE Missouri
Players Gained
Head Shot
Haason Reddick
EDGE
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B+
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureB-
A passer of the future in Maye, and a B+, for the Patriots.

The Patriots spent the pick that matters most on Drake Maye, and a roster that has been waiting on a passer can start to take shape. It does the job without flash, and the B+ reflects it.

The Byrd pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. Every deal seemed to tilt their way, which is not luck. They will regret leaving safety for another day if the season turns on it.

Getting Coleman where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In the Round 1 slot they get a passer to set the clock by. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick50 Rnd2 Keon Coleman
Value with a capital V on Keon Coleman in slot 50, a genuine coup. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick68 Rnd3 Michael Hall Jr.
The board had cheaper options than Michael Hall Jr. at the 68th overall pick, and it noticed. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick103 Rnd4 Matt Goncalves
They paid up for Matt Goncalves at No. 103 when waiting would have done the job. It fills a real need, too.
Pick137 Rnd5 Johnny Wilson
A quiet steal in pick 137: Johnny Wilson for less than the market said. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick180 Rnd6 Dwight McGlothern
Dwight McGlothern in Round 6, Pick 5 lands just on the right side of the ledger. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick193 Rnd6 Drake Nugent
Drake Nugent in the 193rd pick is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick231 Rnd7 Solomon Byrd
They reached a country mile for Solomon Byrd at pick No. 231, and the board is aghast. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.