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Draft Selections
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (NE)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Amarius Mims Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Amarius Mims
OT Georgia
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (NE)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
Theo Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Theo Johnson
TE Penn State
Elijah Jones Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (NE)
Elijah Jones
CB Boston College
Draft Picks Received
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (LAC)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (LAC)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (LAC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (LAC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (LAC)
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Draft Picks Traded
Marvin Harrison Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (LAC)
Marvin Harrison Jr.
WR Ohio State
Players Gained
Head Shot
Khalil Mack
EDGE
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall A-
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureB+
The Patriots bet the future on Maye. The board says A-.

The search is over. The Patriots handed the keys to Drake Maye, and the whole operation now runs on his development. A near-flawless weekend of work, and a A- to cap it.

The phones were where this weekend was really won. The Jones pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged. That edge rusher hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

Every board in the league had Johnson lower, and that gap is the story.

Add it up and few war rooms did better this weekend, Drake Maye and all.

Pick Analysis
Pick5 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In the 5th overall pick they get their quarterback of the future. A real need, handled.
Pick34 Rnd2 Amarius Mims
Amarius Mims at pick No. 34 is money in the bank, a offensive lineman taken below his worth. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick37 Rnd2 Adonai Mitchell
Adonai Mitchell at Round 2, Pick 5 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick68 Rnd3 Patrick Paul
They took Patrick Paul at par in No. 68, which is nothing to complain about. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick103 Rnd4 Theo Johnson
Theo Johnson in the Round 4 slot is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick137 Rnd5 Elijah Jones
Elijah Jones in slot 137 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.