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Draft Selections
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NE)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Ladd McConkey Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Ladd McConkey
WR Georgia
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
Trey Benson Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Trey Benson
RB Florida State
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (NE)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
Dwight McGlothern Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (NE)
Dwight McGlothern
CB Arkansas
Kitan Oladapo Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (NE)
Kitan Oladapo
S Oregon State
Trevin Wallace Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (NE)
Trevin Wallace
LB Kentucky
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Patriots bet the future on Maye. The board says B-.

They finally answered the question that shadows every other one. Drake Maye is the Patriots' quarterback, full stop. They moved the roster forward and banked a B- for it.

Oladapo at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped edge rusher, which is a strange place to end up.

On the needs board they went 5 of 8, with wide receiver the one that mattered most. Almost all the early capital went to that side of the ball.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In slot 3 they get the arm they will build around. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick34 Rnd2 Ladd McConkey
By-the-book stuff, Ladd McConkey at the 34th pick squarely in line with his ranking. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick68 Rnd3 Patrick Paul
No edge and no loss on Patrick Paul in the 68th overall pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick103 Rnd4 Trey Benson
Trey Benson is a better player than pick 103 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. The roster fit checks out.
Pick137 Rnd5 Christian Jones
They did well to land Christian Jones in Round 5, Pick 1, just ahead of his grade. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick180 Rnd6 Dwight McGlothern
You do not let a cornerback like Dwight McGlothern reach the Round 6 slot and blink. They did not. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick193 Rnd6 Kitan Oladapo
Circle this one: Kitan Oladapo at pick No. 193 is a fall that decides a draft. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick231 Rnd7 Trevin Wallace
Trevin Wallace in No. 231 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.