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Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 3 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: 39 RND: 2 (NE)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Elijah Jones Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Elijah Jones
CB Boston College
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (NE)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
Draft Picks Received
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (CAR)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
Draft Picks Traded
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ARI)
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Kawaan Baker
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Matt Corral
QB
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall C-
ValueB NeedB TradesF FutureC
Maye is the plan now, and the Patriots grade out a C-.

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.

Overpaying at the table undid a lot of the good work elsewhere. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through edge rusher. The Jones pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over.

The verdict is a shrug for now, with the swing picks left to write the real ending.

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In the Round 1 slot they get their guy under center for the next decade. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick34 Rnd2 Amarius Mims
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Amarius Mims in pick 34. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick39 Rnd2 Adonai Mitchell
Adonai Mitchell at Round 2, Pick 7 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the wide receiver. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick68 Rnd3 Kingsley Suamataia
Kingsley Suamataia at the 68th overall pick is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. The roster fit checks out.
Pick103 Rnd4 Elijah Jones
The board had cheaper options than Elijah Jones at pick No. 103, and it noticed. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick137 Rnd5 Jaylin Simpson
They paid sticker price for Jaylin Simpson in No. 137, and that is fine. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.