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Draft Selections
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (NE)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Tyler Guyton Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Tyler Guyton
OT Oklahoma
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (NE)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Devontez Walker Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (NE)
Devontez Walker
WR North Carolina
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
Cade Stover Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (NE)
Cade Stover
TE Ohio State
Kamren Kinchens Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Kamren Kinchens
S Miami (FL)
Jarrian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (NE)
Jarrian Jones
CB Florida State
Trevor Keegan Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (NE)
Trevor Keegan
OG Michigan
Nelson Ceaser Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (NE)
Nelson Ceaser
DL-EDGE Houston
Myles Cole Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (NE)
Myles Cole
DE-EDGE Texas Tech
Tip Reiman Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (NE)
Tip Reiman
TE Illinois
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (NE)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
Draft Picks Received
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (TEN)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (CAR)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Devontez Walker Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (CAR)
Devontez Walker
WR North Carolina
Cade Stover Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (ARI)
Cade Stover
TE Ohio State
Trevor Keegan Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (CAR)
Trevor Keegan
OG Michigan
Myles Cole Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (ARI)
Myles Cole
DE-EDGE Texas Tech
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (TEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (TEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (TEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (CAR)
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Draft Picks Traded
Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (ARI)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
Players Gained
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DeAndre Hopkins
WR
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Ricky Lee
OT
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Clayton Tune
QB
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall A-
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureA
The Patriots bet the future on Maye. The board says A-.

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. This is how you run a draft, and the A- reflects it.

The Kinchens steal is the beam this whole class leans on. The dealing alone would carry a lesser class.

The interior defensive lineman spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

In short, they turned a good board into a better roster, and it shows.

Pick Analysis
Pick7 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In slot 7 they get a franchise quarterback at fair value.
Pick34 Rnd2 Tyler Guyton
Tyler Guyton at No. 34 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick39 Rnd2 Brian Thomas Jr.
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Brian Thomas Jr. at the Round 2 slot is the proof. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick65 Rnd3 Devontez Walker
They paid sticker price for Devontez Walker in pick 65, and that is fine. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick68 Rnd3 Patrick Paul
Patrick Paul in the 68th pick is fair value, right on his grade. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick90 Rnd3 Cade Stover
Nice patience on Cade Stover, who had no business lasting to Round 3, Pick 27. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick103 Rnd4 Kamren Kinchens
Kamren Kinchens at pick No. 103 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick137 Rnd5 Jarrian Jones
No drama and no debate, Jarrian Jones went about where he belonged in the 137th overall pick. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick142 Rnd5 Trevor Keegan
No edge and no loss on Trevor Keegan in the Round 5 slot; it is a wash and a sensible one. The roster fit checks out.
Pick180 Rnd6 Nelson Ceaser
They read the board right and Nelson Ceaser was the payoff at the 180th overall pick. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick186 Rnd6 Myles Cole
They paid up for Myles Cole at No. 186 when waiting would have done the job. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick193 Rnd6 Tip Reiman
They let Tip Reiman come to them and pounced at the 193rd pick. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick231 Rnd7 Frank Gore Jr.
Frank Gore Jr. at pick 231 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.