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Draft Selections
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NE)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
Cade Stover Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (NE)
Cade Stover
TE Ohio State
Cam Hart Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Cam Hart
CB Notre Dame
McKinnley Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (NE)
McKinnley Jackson
DL Texas A&M
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (NE)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
Walter Rouse Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (NE)
Walter Rouse
OT Oklahoma
Khristian Boyd Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (NE)
Khristian Boyd
DL-EDGE Northern Iowa
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (NE)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
Draft Picks Received
Cade Stover Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DEN)
Cade Stover
TE Ohio State
McKinnley Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (DEN)
McKinnley Jackson
DL Texas A&M
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (DEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (DEN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Bralen Trice Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (DEN)
Bralen Trice
DE-EDGE Washington
Players Gained
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Caden Sterns
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Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesB+ FutureB-
The Patriots answered their biggest question with Maye. Grade: 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.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through safety. If one pick saves this weekend, it is Rouse. A modest surplus at the table, banked quietly.

Caden Sterns gives the group a proven body among the projects.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Drake Maye
A market-rate quarterback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Drake Maye. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick34 Rnd2 Adonai Mitchell
A tidy little value on Adonai Mitchell in the Round 2 slot, a step better than break-even. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick76 Rnd3 Cade Stover
Cade Stover in the 76th pick is fair value, right on his grade. The roster fit checks out.
Pick103 Rnd4 Cam Hart
They did well to land Cam Hart in the 103rd overall pick, just ahead of his grade. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick121 Rnd4 McKinnley Jackson
McKinnley Jackson at pick No. 121 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick137 Rnd5 Jaylin Simpson
No drama and no debate, Jaylin Simpson went about where he belonged in No. 137. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
Pick180 Rnd6 Walter Rouse
A quiet steal in pick 180: Walter Rouse for less than the market said. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick193 Rnd6 Khristian Boyd
Value with a capital V on Khristian Boyd in slot 193, a genuine coup. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick231 Rnd7 Frank Gore Jr.
Frank Gore Jr. at Round 7, Pick 11 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the running back. It patches a soft spot without any drama.