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RUN ON MAR 11, 2024

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Draft Selections
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (NE)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
Jordan Morgan Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (NE)
Jordan Morgan
OT Arizona
Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (NE)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
Junior Colson Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Junior Colson
LB Michigan
Bucky Irving Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (NE)
Bucky Irving
RB Oregon
Dylan Laube Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (NE)
Dylan Laube
RB New Hampshire
Dallin Holker Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (NE)
Dallin Holker
TE Colorado State
Jarrian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (NE)
Jarrian Jones
CB Florida State
Jared Wiley Head Shot
PICK: 192 RND: 6 (NE)
Jared Wiley
TE TCU
Trevin Wallace Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (NE)
Trevin Wallace
LB Kentucky
Draft Picks Received
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (ATL)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Jordan Morgan Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (ATL)
Jordan Morgan
OT Arizona
Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (NYG)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
Jarrian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (ATL)
Jarrian Jones
CB Florida State
Jared Wiley Head Shot
PICK: 192 RND: 6 (JAX)
Jared Wiley
TE TCU
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (NYG)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (ATL)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (ATL)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Caleb Williams Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NYG)
Caleb Williams
QB USC
Players Gained
Head Shot
Bobby Okereke
LB
Players traded away
Head Shot
Mac Jones
QB
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall A-
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureA
The Patriots drew a line under the quarterback search with Maye: A-.

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

Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Jones. Every deal seemed to tilt their way, which is not luck.

The interior defensive lineman spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. Laube has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced.

In the end it comes back to Drake Maye, and a haul good enough to build on right away.

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In Round 1, Pick 8 they get their guy under center for the next decade. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick34 Rnd2 Adonai Mitchell
Adonai Mitchell at the 34th overall pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick43 Rnd2 Jordan Morgan
Jordan Morgan is a better player than pick No. 43 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick47 Rnd2 Chris Braswell
Chris Braswell at slot 47 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick68 Rnd3 Junior Colson
They will replay Junior Colson at the Round 3 slot for years; that is how good the value is. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick102 Rnd4 Bucky Irving
Bucky Irving at pick 102 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick136 Rnd4 Dylan Laube
They jumped the gun on Dylan Laube, taking him earlier than his grade liked. The roster fit checks out.
Pick179 Rnd6 Dallin Holker
Steal is underselling it; Dallin Holker at No. 179 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It fills a real need, too.
Pick186 Rnd6 Jarrian Jones
Jarrian Jones at No. 186 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick192 Rnd6 Jared Wiley
They paid a round early for Jared Wiley in Round 6, Pick 17, more than the board wanted. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick231 Rnd7 Trevin Wallace
Trevin Wallace in the 231st overall pick is fair value, right on his grade. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.