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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
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Isaac Guerendo Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (NE)
Isaac Guerendo
RB Louisville
Tip Reiman Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (NE)
Tip Reiman
TE Illinois
Trente Jones Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (NE)
Trente Jones
OT Michigan
Trevin Wallace Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (NE)
Trevin Wallace
LB Kentucky
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Patriots left with their quarterback, and a B- to match.

They finally answered the question that shadows every other one. Drake Maye is the Patriots' quarterback, full stop. Good, not great, and the B- says as much.

They punted on edge rusher, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. They banked enough surplus on Guerendo to cover a lot of smaller sins.

Good work on the whole, with edge rusher the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In slot 3 they get their guy under center for the next decade at fair value.
Pick34 Rnd2 Ladd McConkey
Ladd McConkey at Round 2, Pick 2 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick68 Rnd3 Patrick Paul
They paid sticker price for Patrick Paul in No. 68, and that is fine. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick103 Rnd4 Brenden Rice
They did well to land Brenden Rice in the Round 4 slot, just ahead of his grade. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick137 Rnd5 Isaac Guerendo
A quiet steal in the 137th pick: Isaac Guerendo for less than the market said. The roster fit checks out.
Pick180 Rnd6 Tip Reiman
Tip Reiman in the 180th overall pick is fair value, right on his grade. It fills a real need, too.
Pick193 Rnd6 Trente Jones
No edge and no loss on Trente Jones in pick 193; it is a wash and a sensible one. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick231 Rnd7 Trevin Wallace
Trevin Wallace at pick No. 231 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.