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Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (NE)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (NE)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
Keon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Keon Coleman
WR Florida State
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
Cam Hart Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (NE)
Cam Hart
CB Notre Dame
Theo Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Theo Johnson
TE Penn State
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (NE)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (NE)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Draft Picks Received
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (LAC)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (ARI)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
Cam Hart Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (ARI)
Cam Hart
CB Notre Dame
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (LAC)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (ARI)
TO PICK
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (LAC)
TO PICK
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (LAC)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (LAC)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Marvin Harrison Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (ARI)
Marvin Harrison Jr.
WR Ohio State
Players Gained
Head Shot
Gerald Everett
TE
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B+
ValueB- NeedB TradesA+ FutureB+
Maye is the Patriots' new face under center. Grade: B+.

The one hole that towered over the rest is filled. The Patriots spent their marquee pick on Drake Maye, and for the first time in a while there is a real answer at quarterback. Call it a sensible B+, earned the boring way.

The phones were where this weekend was really won. That edge rusher hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. They will need Johnson to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick5 Rnd1 Drake Maye
Drake Maye in slot 5 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick27 Rnd1 Adonai Mitchell
In No. 27 they get a matchup problem out wide. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick34 Rnd2 Keon Coleman
They paid sticker price for Keon Coleman in pick No. 34, and that is fine. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick68 Rnd3 Patrick Paul
By-the-book stuff, Patrick Paul at the 68th pick squarely in line with his ranking. The roster fit checks out.
Pick90 Rnd3 Cam Hart
A conviction pick on Cam Hart at pick 90 that the board grades a round light. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick103 Rnd4 Theo Johnson
Theo Johnson in the Round 4 slot is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick105 Rnd4 Brenden Rice
They did well to land Brenden Rice in Round 4, Pick 5, just ahead of his grade. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick137 Rnd5 Ben Sinnott
Ben Sinnott at the 137th overall pick nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.