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Draft Selections
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NE)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Jordan Morgan Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (NE)
Jordan Morgan
OT Arizona
Ricky Pearsall Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Ricky Pearsall
WR Florida
Trey Benson Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (NE)
Trey Benson
RB Florida State
Theo Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Theo Johnson
TE Penn State
Isaiah Adams Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (NE)
Isaiah Adams
OT Illinois
Josh Newton Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (NE)
Josh Newton
CB TCU
Justin Rogers Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (NE)
Justin Rogers
DL Auburn
Curtis Jacobs Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (NE)
Curtis Jacobs
LB Penn State
Jaylen Harrell Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (NE)
Jaylen Harrell
DE-EDGE Michigan
Kimani Vidal Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (NE)
Kimani Vidal
RB Troy
Draft Picks Received
Jordan Morgan Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (LV)
Jordan Morgan
OT Arizona
Trey Benson Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (ATL)
Trey Benson
RB Florida State
Josh Newton Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (ATL)
Josh Newton
CB TCU
Jaylen Harrell Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (ATL)
Jaylen Harrell
DE-EDGE Michigan
Draft Picks Traded
Jared Verse Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (LV)
Jared Verse
DE-EDGE Florida State
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB TradesB FutureB-
The Patriots finally solved quarterback, and it carried them to a B.

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. It nets out to a B, which feels about right.

Reaching for Vidal left real value on the table behind him. Newton at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster.

That safety hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In No. 3 they get their quarterback of the future at fair value.
Pick44 Rnd2 Jordan Morgan
Fair-plus on Jordan Morgan, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick68 Rnd3 Ricky Pearsall
They read the board right and Ricky Pearsall was the payoff at Round 3, Pick 4. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick79 Rnd3 Trey Benson
A reach for Trey Benson in pick No. 79; a little patience would have been rewarded. It fills a real need, too.
Pick103 Rnd4 Theo Johnson
They talked themselves into Theo Johnson at the 103rd pick, and the board did not agree. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick137 Rnd5 Isaiah Adams
No drama and no debate, Isaiah Adams went about where he belonged in the 137th overall pick. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick143 Rnd5 Josh Newton
Josh Newton in pick 143 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick180 Rnd6 Justin Rogers
A conviction pick on Justin Rogers at the Round 6 slot that the board grades a round light. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick193 Rnd6 Curtis Jacobs
No edge and no loss on Curtis Jacobs in slot 193; it is a wash and a sensible one. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick197 Rnd6 Jaylen Harrell
Jaylen Harrell at the 197th pick is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick231 Rnd7 Kimani Vidal
Kimani Vidal in the 231st overall pick is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.