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Draft Picks Received
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Draft Picks Traded
Players Gained
Romeo
Doubs
WR
Dustin
Hopkins
PK
Tyler
Huntley
QB
Marcus
Maye
S
Players traded away
Chad
Ryland
PK
DeVante
Parker
WR
Jalen
Mills
S
JuJu
Smith-Schuster
WR
Kevin
Harris
RB
Mac
Jones
QB
Ty
Montgomery
WR
Tyquan
Thornton
WR
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall
C-
ValueB+
NeedB
TradesF
FutureB-
The Patriots bet the future on Maye. The board says C-. The search is over. The Patriots handed the keys to Drake Maye, and the whole operation now runs on his development. It lands right in the middle: a C-, no more, no less.
If one pick saves this weekend, it is Coleman. The trade table is where this weekend went wrong. Leaving edge rusher unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.
Tagovailoa has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced.
The verdict is a shrug for now, with the swing picks left to write the real ending.
Pick Analysis
Pick3
Rnd1
Drake Maye
In the 3rd overall pick they get the arm they will build around at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick41
Rnd2
Brian Thomas Jr.
Steal is underselling it; Brian Thomas Jr. at slot 41 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick68
Rnd3
Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
You do not let a cornerback like Ennis Rakestraw Jr. reach the 68th pick and blink. They did not. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick88
Rnd3
Keon Coleman
Keon Coleman at No. 88 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick90
Rnd3
Patrick Paul
Taking Patrick Paul in the Round 3 slot is close to grand larceny; an offensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick136
Rnd4
Javon Foster
They read the board right and Javon Foster was the payoff at pick 136. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick140
Rnd5
Javon Baker
They will replay Javon Baker at Round 5, Pick 4 for years; that is how good the value is. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick179
Rnd6
Kitan Oladapo
Kitan Oladapo in pick No. 179 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick192
Rnd6
Roger Rosengarten
Roger Rosengarten at the 192nd pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick219
Rnd6
Tahj Washington
Somehow Tahj Washington was still sitting there in Round 6, Pick 44, and they pounced on premier wide receiver value. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick225
Rnd7
M.J. Devonshire
They robbed the room for M.J. Devonshire here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
Pick231
Rnd7
Frank Gore Jr.
Frank Gore Jr. in slot 231 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick232
Rnd7
Michael Barrett
Michael Barrett slipping to pick 232 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick243
Rnd7
Trey Knox
Trey Knox at the Round 7 slot is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the tight end. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick253
Rnd7
Taulia Tagovailoa
Taulia Tagovailoa at No. 253 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.