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Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NE)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Devontez Walker Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Devontez Walker
WR North Carolina
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Dallin Holker Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (NE)
Dallin Holker
TE Colorado State
Walter Rouse Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (NE)
Walter Rouse
OT Oklahoma
Jordan Jefferson Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (NE)
Jordan Jefferson
DT LSU
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-
The Patriots bet the future on Maye. The board says B-.

The search is over. The Patriots handed the keys to Drake Maye, and the whole operation now runs on his development. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B-.

For all the activity, edge rusher went untouched, which is hard to explain. Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Rouse.

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In the Round 1 slot they get the arm they will build around. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick34 Rnd2 Xavier Legette
A straight-up fair deal on Xavier Legette at the 34th overall pick, value and slot in agreement. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick68 Rnd3 Devontez Walker
Devontez Walker at Round 3, Pick 4 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick103 Rnd4 Braelon Allen
Braelon Allen in pick No. 103 is fair value, right on his grade. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick137 Rnd5 Dallin Holker
They jumped the gun on Dallin Holker, taking him earlier than his grade liked. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick180 Rnd6 Walter Rouse
Walter Rouse is a better player than the 180th pick suggests; smart patience, rewarded. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick193 Rnd6 Jordan Jefferson
Nice patience on Jordan Jefferson, who had no business lasting to slot 193. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick231 Rnd7 Frank Gore Jr.
Good price on Frank Gore Jr. in No. 231, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.