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Draft Selections
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
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Cade Stover Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Cade Stover
TE Ohio State
Isaac Guerendo Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (NE)
Isaac Guerendo
RB Louisville
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (NE)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
Fabien Lovett Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (NE)
Fabien Lovett
DL Florida State
Ryan Flournoy Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (NE)
Ryan Flournoy
WR Southeast Missouri State
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Quarterback settled, Maye in the fold, and a B for the Patriots.

After circling the position for what felt like forever, the Patriots committed. Drake Maye is the quarterback now, and the roster gets built to his timeline. Call it a sensible B, earned the boring way.

That Simpson pick is the receipt they will wave around later. Leaving edge rusher unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

They went 6 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In Round 1, Pick 3 they get the arm they will build around. A real need, handled.
Pick34 Rnd2 Troy Fautanu
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Troy Fautanu at slot 34. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick68 Rnd3 Xavier Legette
Steal is underselling it; Xavier Legette at the 68th pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick103 Rnd4 Cade Stover
Cade Stover at the Round 4 slot is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick137 Rnd5 Isaac Guerendo
A slide stopped in the 137th overall pick, with Isaac Guerendo worth more than the price. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick180 Rnd6 Jaylin Simpson
You do not let a cornerback like Jaylin Simpson reach No. 180 and blink. They did not. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick193 Rnd6 Fabien Lovett
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Fabien Lovett in pick 193. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick231 Rnd7 Ryan Flournoy
Ryan Flournoy at pick No. 231 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.