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Patriots April 18

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Draft Selections
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (NE)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
Ladd McConkey Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (NE)
Ladd McConkey
WR Georgia
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
Troy Franklin Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (NE)
Troy Franklin
WR Oregon
Cade Stover Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Cade Stover
TE Ohio State
Jalyx Hunt Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (NE)
Jalyx Hunt
DE-EDGE Houston Christian
Isaiah Davis Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (NE)
Isaiah Davis
RB South Dakota State
Curtis Jacobs Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (NE)
Curtis Jacobs
LB Penn State
Kalen DeLoach Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (NE)
Kalen DeLoach
S Florida State
Draft Picks Received
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (ARI)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Ladd McConkey Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (ARI)
Ladd McConkey
WR Georgia
Troy Franklin Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (ARI)
Troy Franklin
WR Oregon
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (ARI)
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Draft Picks Traded
Malik Nabers Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (ARI)
Malik Nabers
WR LSU
Players Gained
Head Shot
Clayton Tune
QB
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureB-
A franchise passer in Maye headlines a B+ weekend for the Patriots.

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+.

That is a wide receiver worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly. The trade ledger is the best part of the whole weekend. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped interior defensive lineman, which is a strange place to end up.

The DeLoach pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In pick No. 4 they get the arm they will build around at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick34 Rnd2 Cooper DeJean
A clean, defensible pick in the 34th pick with a little surplus value in Cooper DeJean. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick35 Rnd2 Ladd McConkey
They took Ladd McConkey at par in pick 35, which is nothing to complain about. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick68 Rnd3 Patrick Paul
By-the-book stuff, Patrick Paul at the 68th overall pick squarely in line with his ranking. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick71 Rnd3 Troy Franklin
Troy Franklin in the Round 3 slot should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick103 Rnd4 Cade Stover
You do not let a tight end like Cade Stover reach slot 103 and blink. They did not. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick137 Rnd5 Jalyx Hunt
They paid a round early for Jalyx Hunt in Round 5, Pick 1, more than the board wanted. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick180 Rnd6 Isaiah Davis
Isaiah Davis in No. 180 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick193 Rnd6 Curtis Jacobs
A straight-up fair deal on Curtis Jacobs at the Round 6 slot, value and slot in agreement. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick231 Rnd7 Kalen DeLoach
The board had cheaper options than Kalen DeLoach at the 231st pick, and it noticed. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.