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Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NE)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
Devontez Walker Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Devontez Walker
WR North Carolina
Theo Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Theo Johnson
TE Penn State
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (NE)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
Kimani Vidal Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (NE)
Kimani Vidal
RB Troy
Justin Rogers Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (NE)
Justin Rogers
DL Auburn
Trevin Wallace Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (NE)
Trevin Wallace
LB Kentucky
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
A franchise passer in Maye headlines a B- weekend for the Patriots.

The Patriots bet big and early on Kimani Vidal, 73 picks ahead of the board. Bold does not always mean right. It nets out to a B-, which feels about right.

So much rides on Drake Maye that the rest of the class almost grades on a curve behind him. They punted on edge rusher, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but edge rusher.

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In No. 3 they get a passer to set the clock by. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick34 Rnd2 Troy Fautanu
Troy Fautanu at pick No. 34 is money in the bank, a offensive lineman taken below his worth. The roster fit checks out.
Pick68 Rnd3 Devontez Walker
By-the-book stuff, Devontez Walker at slot 68 squarely in line with his ranking. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick103 Rnd4 Theo Johnson
Theo Johnson in the 103rd overall pick is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. It fills a real need, too.
Pick137 Rnd5 Christian Jones
A clean, defensible pick in the 137th pick with a little surplus value in Christian Jones. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick180 Rnd6 Kimani Vidal
They talked themselves into Kimani Vidal at Round 6, Pick 5, and the board did not agree. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick193 Rnd6 Justin Rogers
They took Justin Rogers at par in the Round 6 slot, which is nothing to complain about. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick231 Rnd7 Trevin Wallace
A straight-up fair deal on Trevin Wallace at Round 7, Pick 11, value and slot in agreement. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.