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Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (NE)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (NE)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
Ja'Lynn Polk Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
Ja'Lynn Polk
WR Washington
Trey Benson Head Shot
PICK: 96 RND: 3 (NE)
Trey Benson
RB Florida State
DJ James Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (NE)
DJ James
CB Auburn
Roger Rosengarten Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (NE)
Roger Rosengarten
OT Washington
Jared Wiley Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (NE)
Jared Wiley
TE TCU
Trevin Wallace Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (NE)
Trevin Wallace
LB Kentucky
Draft Picks Received
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (LAC)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (JAX)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
Ja'Lynn Polk Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (LAC)
Ja'Lynn Polk
WR Washington
Trey Benson Head Shot
PICK: 96 RND: 3 (JAX)
Trey Benson
RB Florida State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (JAX)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (LAC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (JAX)
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Draft Picks Traded
Brock Bowers Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (LAC)
Brock Bowers
TE Georgia
Players Gained
Head Shot
Khalil Mack
EDGE
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureB
The Patriots found their guy under center in Maye: 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. It nets out to a B+, which feels about right.

They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped edge rusher, which is a strange place to end up.

That James pick is the receipt they will wave around later. They are betting Wiley proves the room right and everyone else wrong.

Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.

Pick Analysis
Pick5 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In the 5th pick they get the arm they will build around at fair value.
Pick34 Rnd2 Troy Fautanu
Nice patience on Troy Fautanu, who had no business lasting to the 34th overall pick. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick48 Rnd2 Edgerrin Cooper
A tidy little value on Edgerrin Cooper in the Round 2 slot, a step better than break-even. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick68 Rnd3 Patrick Paul
Patrick Paul in pick 68 is fair value, right on his grade. The roster fit checks out.
Pick69 Rnd3 Ja'Lynn Polk
No drama and no debate, Ja'Lynn Polk went about where he belonged in Round 3, Pick 5. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick96 Rnd3 Trey Benson
By-the-book stuff, Trey Benson at slot 96 squarely in line with his ranking. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick104 Rnd4 DJ James
A tidy bit of business in No. 104, where DJ James graded well above the range. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick136 Rnd4 Roger Rosengarten
A reach for Roger Rosengarten in pick No. 136; a little patience would have been rewarded. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick182 Rnd6 Jared Wiley
They left a pile of value on the table to take Jared Wiley this early at the 182nd overall pick. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick229 Rnd7 Trevin Wallace
They paid sticker price for Trevin Wallace in the Round 7 slot, and that is fine. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.