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Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NE)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Roger Rosengarten Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Roger Rosengarten
OT Washington
Jalen McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (NE)
Jalen McMillan
WR Washington
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (NE)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (NE)
James Williams
LB Miami (FL)
Sam Hartman Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (NE)
Sam Hartman
QB Notre Dame
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Patriots bet the future on Maye. The board says B-.

The search is over. The Patriots handed the keys to Drake Maye, and the whole operation now runs on his development. A dependable weekend that grades out a B-.

Whatever else happened, they won the night they took McMillan. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped edge rusher, which is a strange place to end up. Every board in the league had Hartman lower, and that gap is the story.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In pick No. 3 they get the arm they will build around. A real need, handled.
Pick34 Rnd2 Adonai Mitchell
Adonai Mitchell in the Round 2 slot is exactly on the number, no argument either way. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick68 Rnd3 Kingsley Suamataia
No drama and no debate, Kingsley Suamataia went about where he belonged in the 68th overall pick. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick103 Rnd4 Roger Rosengarten
Roger Rosengarten in the 103rd pick lands just on the right side of the ledger. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick137 Rnd5 Jalen McMillan
You do not let a wide receiver like Jalen McMillan reach pick 137 and blink. They did not. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick180 Rnd6 Jaylin Simpson
Jaylin Simpson in Round 6, Pick 5 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick193 Rnd6 James Williams
James Williams at No. 193 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick231 Rnd7 Sam Hartman
Sam Hartman in slot 231 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.