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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
Kiran Amegadjie Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Kiran Amegadjie
OT Yale
Blake Fisher Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Blake Fisher
OT Notre Dame
Jarrian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (NE)
Jarrian Jones
CB Florida State
Tanner McLachlan Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (NE)
Tanner McLachlan
TE Arizona
Bub Means Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (NE)
Bub Means
WR Pittsburgh
Rasheen Ali Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (NE)
Rasheen Ali
RB Marshall
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Patriots finally solved quarterback, and it carried them to a B-.

The Patriots spent the pick that matters most on Drake Maye, and a roster that has been waiting on a passer can start to take shape. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B-.

Every board in the league had Means lower, and that gap is the story. Leaving edge rusher unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. They went 5 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

Almost all the early capital went to that side of the ball.

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In the Round 1 slot they get a franchise quarterback. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick34 Rnd2 Xavier Legette
Xavier Legette at pick No. 34 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick68 Rnd3 Kiran Amegadjie
They paid sticker price for Kiran Amegadjie in the 68th pick, and that is fine. It fills a real need, too.
Pick103 Rnd4 Blake Fisher
They went early on Blake Fisher in pick 103, and the value did not follow. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick137 Rnd5 Jarrian Jones
They took Jarrian Jones at par in No. 137, which is nothing to complain about. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick180 Rnd6 Tanner McLachlan
Tanner McLachlan in slot 180 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick193 Rnd6 Bub Means
They talked themselves into Bub Means at the 193rd overall pick, and the board did not agree. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick231 Rnd7 Rasheen Ali
This one needs a full-page explanation: Rasheen Ali in Round 7, Pick 11, miles early. A need, and now a little less of one.