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Draft Selections
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (NE)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Ladd McConkey Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (NE)
Ladd McConkey
WR Georgia
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
Cam Hart Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Cam Hart
CB Notre Dame
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (NE)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
Tip Reiman Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (NE)
Tip Reiman
TE Illinois
Kimani Vidal Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (NE)
Kimani Vidal
RB Troy
Trente Jones Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (NE)
Trente Jones
OT Michigan
Draft Picks Received
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (LAC)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Ladd McConkey Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (LAC)
Ladd McConkey
WR Georgia
Draft Picks Traded
Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (LAC)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
Players Gained
Head Shot
Asante Samuel Jr.
CB
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B+
ValueB- NeedB TradesA+ FutureB-
Quarterback settled, Maye in the fold, and a B+ for the Patriots.

They finally answered the question that shadows every other one. Drake Maye is the Patriots' quarterback, full stop.

The Vidal reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. They banked enough surplus on Jones to cover a lot of smaller sins.

They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own. The edge rusher hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick Analysis
Pick5 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In pick 5 they get a franchise quarterback. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick34 Rnd2 Xavier Legette
Xavier Legette in No. 34 is fair value, right on his grade. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick37 Rnd2 Ladd McConkey
A clean, defensible pick in the Round 2 slot with a little surplus value in Ladd McConkey. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick68 Rnd3 Patrick Paul
Patrick Paul at the 68th overall pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick103 Rnd4 Cam Hart
They did well to land Cam Hart in the 103rd pick, just ahead of his grade. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick137 Rnd5 Jaylin Simpson
A straight-up fair deal on Jaylin Simpson at Round 5, Pick 1, value and slot in agreement. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
Pick180 Rnd6 Tip Reiman
They took Tip Reiman at par in slot 180, which is nothing to complain about. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick193 Rnd6 Kimani Vidal
This one needs a full-page explanation: Kimani Vidal in pick No. 193, miles early. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick231 Rnd7 Trente Jones
You do not let an offensive lineman like Trente Jones reach pick 231 and blink. They did not. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.