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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
Amarius Mims Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Amarius Mims
OT Georgia
Devontez Walker Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Devontez Walker
WR North Carolina
Cam Hart Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Cam Hart
CB Notre Dame
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (NE)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Jordan Jefferson Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (NE)
Jordan Jefferson
DT LSU
Tykee Smith Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (NE)
Tykee Smith
S Georgia
Dylan McMahon Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (NE)
Dylan McMahon
C North Carolina State
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Patriots drew a line under the quarterback search with Maye: B-.

The Dylan McMahon pick is the one that will follow the Patriots into the fall. They took him 62 spots ahead of his grade, and the board is not shy about saying so. Call it a sensible B-, earned the boring way.

Drake Maye is the bet, and the class will be judged on how it pays off. They banked enough surplus on Smith to cover a lot of smaller sins. The edge rusher hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In pick 3 they get a franchise quarterback at fair value.
Pick34 Rnd2 Amarius Mims
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Amarius Mims in the 34th pick. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick68 Rnd3 Devontez Walker
Devontez Walker at the 68th overall pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick103 Rnd4 Cam Hart
Cam Hart at Round 4, Pick 3 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick137 Rnd5 Johnny Wilson
The board had Johnny Wilson higher than slot 137, and the wide receiver fell to them anyway. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick180 Rnd6 Jordan Jefferson
Jordan Jefferson in pick No. 180 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick193 Rnd6 Tykee Smith
Steal is underselling it; Tykee Smith at the 193rd overall pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick231 Rnd7 Dylan McMahon
They reached into another round for Dylan McMahon, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. The roster fit checks out.