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Draft Selections
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NE)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Tyler Guyton Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Tyler Guyton
OT Oklahoma
Roman Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Roman Wilson
WR Michigan
Matt Goncalves Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Matt Goncalves
OT Pittsburgh
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (NE)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
Chau Smith-Wade Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (NE)
Chau Smith-Wade
CB Washington State
JD Bertrand Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (NE)
JD Bertrand
LB Notre Dame
Kedon Slovis Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (NE)
Kedon Slovis
QB BYU
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Maye is the plan now, and the Patriots grade out a B-.

The search is over. The Patriots handed the keys to Drake Maye, and the whole operation now runs on his development. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B-.

If one pick saves this weekend, it is Bertrand. The edge rusher hole is the one line item this class does not answer. The Wilson reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In the Round 1 slot they get the arm they will build around. A real need, handled.
Pick34 Rnd2 Tyler Guyton
They paid sticker price for Tyler Guyton in slot 34, and that is fine. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick68 Rnd3 Roman Wilson
Roman Wilson in the 68th pick is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick103 Rnd4 Matt Goncalves
A straight-up fair deal on Matt Goncalves at pick 103, value and slot in agreement. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick139 Rnd5 Tommy Eichenberg
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Tommy Eichenberg at No. 139. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick182 Rnd6 Chau Smith-Wade
Chau Smith-Wade in pick No. 182 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick224 Rnd7 JD Bertrand
They will replay JD Bertrand at the 224th overall pick for years; that is how good the value is. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
Pick232 Rnd7 Kedon Slovis
A premium they did not need to pay, Kedon Slovis a notch or two before his time. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.