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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
Kiran Amegadjie Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Kiran Amegadjie
OT Yale
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (NE)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Dwight McGlothern Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (NE)
Dwight McGlothern
CB Arkansas
Walter Rouse Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (NE)
Walter Rouse
OT Oklahoma
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (NE)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Quarterback settled, Maye in the fold, and a B- for the Patriots.

The one hole that towered over the rest is filled. The Patriots spent their marquee pick on Drake Maye, and for the first time in a while there is a real answer at quarterback. No fireworks, but a solid B-.

Getting Rouse where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class. A whole weekend of picks and edge rusher is somehow still a want.

The roster is better shaped than it was, with wide receiver chief among the fixes.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In pick 3 they get a long-term answer under center at fair value. A real need, handled.
Pick34 Rnd2 Ladd McConkey
A market-rate wide receiver, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Ladd McConkey. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick68 Rnd3 Kiran Amegadjie
They took Kiran Amegadjie at par in pick No. 68, which is nothing to complain about. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick103 Rnd4 Brenden Rice
Good price on Brenden Rice in the 103rd pick, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick137 Rnd5 Ben Sinnott
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Ben Sinnott in Round 5, Pick 1. It fills a real need, too.
Pick180 Rnd6 Dwight McGlothern
Dwight McGlothern at No. 180 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick193 Rnd6 Walter Rouse
Walter Rouse in the Round 6 slot is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick231 Rnd7 Frank Gore Jr.
Fair-plus on Frank Gore Jr., a quiet win that adds up over a draft. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.