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Draft Selections
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NE)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (NE)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Kiran Amegadjie Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Kiran Amegadjie
OT Yale
Cade Stover Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (NE)
Cade Stover
TE Ohio State
Cam Hart Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (NE)
Cam Hart
CB Notre Dame
Dylan Laube Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (NE)
Dylan Laube
RB New Hampshire
AJ Barner Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (NE)
AJ Barner
TE Michigan
Tykee Smith Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (NE)
Tykee Smith
S Georgia
Trente Jones Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (NE)
Trente Jones
OT Michigan
JD Bertrand Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (NE)
JD Bertrand
LB Notre Dame
Draft Picks Received
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (ATL)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Cade Stover Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (ATL)
Cade Stover
TE Ohio State
Cam Hart Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (ARI)
Cam Hart
CB Notre Dame
Tykee Smith Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (ARI)
Tykee Smith
S Georgia
Draft Picks Traded
Tyler Guyton Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (ATL)
Tyler Guyton
OT Oklahoma
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (ARI)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
Players Gained
Head Shot
Colt McCoy
QB
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB TradesB+ FutureB-
A passer of the future in Maye, and a B, for the Patriots.

The one hole that towered over the rest is filled. The Patriots spent their marquee pick on Drake Maye, and for the first time in a while there is a real answer at quarterback. More right than wrong, and a B to match.

Leaving edge rusher unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. On value alone, Smith makes the weekend a net positive.

The cost of the Laube reach is exactly the players who went right after him. Small wins on the phones, but wins all the same.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In Round 1, Pick 3 they get the arm they will build around at fair value. A real need, handled.
Pick43 Rnd2 Xavier Legette
Xavier Legette at No. 43 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick68 Rnd3 Kiran Amegadjie
Kiran Amegadjie in pick 68 is fair value, right on his grade. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick74 Rnd3 Cade Stover
Cade Stover in the 74th overall pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It fills a real need, too.
Pick104 Rnd4 Cam Hart
A tidy little value on Cam Hart in the Round 4 slot, a step better than break-even. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick137 Rnd5 Dylan Laube
A big swing on Dylan Laube at pick No. 137, well ahead of any board in the building. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick180 Rnd6 AJ Barner
AJ Barner at slot 180 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. The roster fit checks out.
Pick186 Rnd6 Tykee Smith
Tykee Smith in the 186th pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick193 Rnd6 Trente Jones
No drama and no debate, Trente Jones went about where he belonged in the 193rd overall pick. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick231 Rnd7 JD Bertrand
JD Bertrand slid further than he should have, and the Round 7 slot is lovely value for the linebacker. A minor itch, scratched.