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Draft Selections
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (NE)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (NE)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
Ruke Orhorhoro Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Ruke Orhorhoro
DT Clemson
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (NE)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
Dwight McGlothern Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (NE)
Dwight McGlothern
CB Arkansas
Trente Jones Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (NE)
Trente Jones
OT Michigan
Jared Wiley Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (NE)
Jared Wiley
TE TCU
Solomon Byrd Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (NE)
Solomon Byrd
DE-EDGE USC
Draft Picks Received
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (ATL)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (ATL)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
Jared Wiley Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (ATL)
Jared Wiley
TE TCU
Draft Picks Traded
Marvin Harrison Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (ATL)
Marvin Harrison Jr.
WR Ohio State
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall C+
ValueB- NeedB TradesD+ FutureB-
The Patriots finally solved quarterback, and it carried them to a C+.

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.

The Byrd reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. The McGlothern pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped safety, which is a strange place to end up.

They were the ones paying the moving tax this weekend.

It grades out a shrug today, with plenty of room to move either way.

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Drake Maye
By-the-book stuff, Drake Maye at slot 8 squarely in line with his ranking. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick34 Rnd2 Adonai Mitchell
Nothing to complain about; Adonai Mitchell went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick43 Rnd2 Patrick Paul
Patrick Paul in the 43rd overall pick is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. The roster fit checks out.
Pick68 Rnd3 Ruke Orhorhoro
No drama and no debate, Ruke Orhorhoro went about where he belonged in No. 68. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick103 Rnd4 Johnny Wilson
Johnny Wilson at Round 4, Pick 3 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick137 Rnd5 Tommy Eichenberg
Tommy Eichenberg at pick No. 137 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick180 Rnd6 Dwight McGlothern
Somehow Dwight McGlothern was still sitting there in pick 180, and they pounced on premier cornerback value. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick193 Rnd6 Trente Jones
They took Trente Jones at par in the Round 6 slot, which is nothing to complain about. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick197 Rnd6 Jared Wiley
A premium they did not need to pay, Jared Wiley a notch or two before his time. It fills a real need, too.
Pick231 Rnd7 Solomon Byrd
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Solomon Byrd well ahead of where he belonged. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.