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Draft Selections
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NE)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Jordan Morgan Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Jordan Morgan
OT Arizona
Devontez Walker Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
Devontez Walker
WR North Carolina
Trey Benson Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (NE)
Trey Benson
RB Florida State
Cam Hart Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (NE)
Cam Hart
CB Notre Dame
Jared Wiley Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (NE)
Jared Wiley
TE TCU
Trevin Wallace Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (NE)
Trevin Wallace
LB Kentucky
Andrew Coker Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (NE)
Andrew Coker
OL TCU
Draft Picks Received
Devontez Walker Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (LAC)
Devontez Walker
WR North Carolina
Cam Hart Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (BUF)
Cam Hart
CB Notre Dame
Andrew Coker Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (BUF)
Andrew Coker
OL TCU
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (LAC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (LAC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (BUF)
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Draft Picks Traded
Michael Hall Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (LAC)
Michael Hall Jr.
DT Ohio State
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (BUF)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
Players Gained
Head Shot
Shane Buechele
QB
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Patriots finally solved quarterback, and it carried them to a B-.

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. Call it a sensible B-, earned the boring way.

That is a cornerback worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly. They are betting Wiley proves the room right and everyone else wrong.

A whole weekend of picks and edge rusher is somehow still a want. They went 5 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In the Round 1 slot they get a franchise quarterback. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick34 Rnd2 Jordan Morgan
By-the-book stuff, Jordan Morgan at pick 34 squarely in line with his ranking. It fills a real need, too.
Pick69 Rnd3 Devontez Walker
Devontez Walker in No. 69 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick102 Rnd4 Trey Benson
Good price on Trey Benson in Round 4, Pick 2, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick143 Rnd5 Cam Hart
The board fumbled Cam Hart all the way to slot 143, and they scooped it up. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick179 Rnd6 Jared Wiley
Jared Wiley at pick No. 179 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. The roster fit checks out.
Pick231 Rnd7 Trevin Wallace
No edge and no loss on Trevin Wallace in the 231st overall pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick248 Rnd7 Andrew Coker
They took Andrew Coker at par in the 248th pick, which is nothing to complain about. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.