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Draft Selections
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NE)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
Bucky Irving Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (NE)
Bucky Irving
RB Oregon
AJ Barner Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (NE)
AJ Barner
TE Michigan
Dwight McGlothern Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (NE)
Dwight McGlothern
CB Arkansas
Garret Greenfield Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (NE)
Garret Greenfield
OT South Dakota State
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
A passer of the future in Maye, and a B-, for the Patriots.

Start where it matters. The Patriots took Drake Maye to run the offense for the next decade, and every other decision this weekend bends around that one.

Every board in the league had Barner lower, and that gap is the story. That edge rusher hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. Getting Thomas Jr. where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In Round 1, Pick 3 they get their guy under center for the next decade. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick34 Rnd2 Brian Thomas Jr.
Value with a capital V on Brian Thomas Jr. in pick 34, a genuine coup. 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 No. 68; it is a wash and a sensible one. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick104 Rnd4 Bucky Irving
Bucky Irving is a better player than the 104th pick suggests; smart patience, rewarded. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick136 Rnd4 AJ Barner
A swing that ignored the value entirely, AJ Barner well ahead of where he belonged. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick182 Rnd6 Dwight McGlothern
Dwight McGlothern at the 182nd overall pick nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick229 Rnd7 Garret Greenfield
Garret Greenfield at slot 229 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. The roster fit checks out.