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Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NE)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Malachi Corley Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Malachi Corley
WR Western Kentucky
Matt Goncalves Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (NE)
Matt Goncalves
OT Pittsburgh
Dallin Holker Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (NE)
Dallin Holker
TE Colorado State
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (NE)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Eyabi Okie-Anoma Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (NE)
Eyabi Okie-Anoma
DL-EDGE Charlotte
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
A franchise passer in Maye headlines a B- weekend for the Patriots.

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. No fireworks, but a solid B-.

If Okie-Anoma pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about. Leaving interior defensive lineman unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. The McCaffrey value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere.

Good work on the whole, with interior defensive lineman the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In pick 3 they get their guy under center for the next decade. A real need, handled.
Pick34 Rnd2 Kool-Aid McKinstry
A quiet steal in the 34th overall pick: Kool-Aid McKinstry for less than the market said. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick68 Rnd3 Malachi Corley
They read the board right and Malachi Corley was the payoff at No. 68. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick104 Rnd4 Matt Goncalves
Matt Goncalves in the 104th pick is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick136 Rnd4 Dallin Holker
Dallin Holker at Round 4, Pick 36 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick182 Rnd6 Luke McCaffrey
Luke McCaffrey slid further than he should have, and the Round 6 slot is lovely value for the wide receiver. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick229 Rnd7 Eyabi Okie-Anoma
This one needs a full-page explanation: Eyabi Okie-Anoma in slot 229, miles early. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.