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Draft Selections
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NE)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Laiatu Latu Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Laiatu Latu
DL-EDGE UCLA
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (NE)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
Walter Rouse Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (NE)
Walter Rouse
OT Oklahoma
Jaylen Harrell Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (NE)
Jaylen Harrell
DE-EDGE Michigan
Tayvion Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (NE)
Tayvion Robinson
WR Kentucky
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Quarterback settled, Maye in the fold, and a B for the Patriots.

The search is over. The Patriots handed the keys to Drake Maye, and the whole operation now runs on his development. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B.

The Legette pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch. For all the activity, safety went untouched, which is hard to explain.

Reaching for Harrell left real value on the table behind him.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the safety spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Drake Maye
Drake Maye in the 3rd pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick34 Rnd2 Laiatu Latu
Laiatu Latu at Round 2, Pick 2 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick68 Rnd3 Xavier Legette
Taking Xavier Legette in pick No. 68 is close to grand larceny; a wide receiver that good had no business lasting this long. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick103 Rnd4 Leonard Taylor III
They took Leonard Taylor III at par in the 103rd overall pick, which is nothing to complain about. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick137 Rnd5 Christian Jones
A reasonable price with a little left over, Christian Jones in the Round 5 slot. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick180 Rnd6 Walter Rouse
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Walter Rouse in pick 180. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick193 Rnd6 Jaylen Harrell
They went early on Jaylen Harrell in No. 193, and the value did not follow. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick231 Rnd7 Tayvion Robinson
They paid sticker price for Tayvion Robinson in slot 231, and that is fine. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.