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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
Devontez Walker Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Devontez Walker
WR North Carolina
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Justin Eboigbe Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (NE)
Justin Eboigbe
DL-EDGE Alabama
Dwight McGlothern Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (NE)
Dwight McGlothern
CB Arkansas
Tykee Smith Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (NE)
Tykee Smith
S Georgia
Tylan Grable Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (NE)
Tylan Grable
OT UCF
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Patriots finally solved quarterback, and it carried them to a B-.

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. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B-.

Smith falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. Wilson has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped interior defensive lineman, which is a strange place to end up.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In the 3rd overall pick they get a franchise quarterback at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick34 Rnd2 Taliese Fuaga
They will replay Taliese Fuaga at pick No. 34 for years; that is how good the value is. The roster fit checks out.
Pick68 Rnd3 Devontez Walker
They paid sticker price for Devontez Walker in slot 68, and that is fine. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick103 Rnd4 Johnny Wilson
They talked themselves into Johnny Wilson at No. 103, and the board did not agree. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick137 Rnd5 Justin Eboigbe
The board had cheaper options than Justin Eboigbe at Round 5, Pick 1, and it noticed. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick180 Rnd6 Dwight McGlothern
Steal is underselling it; Dwight McGlothern at the Round 6 slot is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick193 Rnd6 Tykee Smith
Tykee Smith in the 193rd pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick231 Rnd7 Tylan Grable
Tylan Grable in pick 231 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It fills a real need, too.