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Draft Selections
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
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
Dadrion Taylor-Demerson Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Dadrion Taylor-Demerson
S Texas Tech
Mohamed Kamara Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (NE)
Mohamed Kamara
DL-EDGE Colorado State
Tip Reiman Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (NE)
Tip Reiman
TE Illinois
Kamal Hadden Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (NE)
Kamal Hadden
CB Tennessee
Trevin Wallace Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (NE)
Trevin Wallace
LB Kentucky
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Patriots left with their quarterback, and a B- to match.

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.

Hadden falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. The interior defensive lineman hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In the Round 1 slot they get a long-term answer under center at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick34 Rnd2 Xavier Legette
Xavier Legette in the 34th pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick68 Rnd3 Patrick Paul
Patrick Paul in slot 68 is fair value, right on his grade. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick103 Rnd4 Dadrion Taylor-Demerson
A slide stopped in No. 103, with Dadrion Taylor-Demerson worth more than the price. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick137 Rnd5 Mohamed Kamara
Mohamed Kamara at the 137th overall pick nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick180 Rnd6 Tip Reiman
They paid sticker price for Tip Reiman in Round 6, Pick 5, and that is fine. It fills a real need, too.
Pick193 Rnd6 Kamal Hadden
Kamal Hadden at pick 193 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick231 Rnd7 Trevin Wallace
No edge and no loss on Trevin Wallace in pick No. 231; it is a wash and a sensible one. A minor itch, scratched.