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Draft Selections
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (NE)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (NE)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Devontez Walker Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (NE)
Devontez Walker
WR North Carolina
Kiran Amegadjie Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (NE)
Kiran Amegadjie
OT Yale
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
Dylan Laube Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (NE)
Dylan Laube
RB New Hampshire
Draft Picks Received
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (ARI)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (ARI)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
Devontez Walker Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (ARI)
Devontez Walker
WR North Carolina
Kiran Amegadjie Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (ARI)
Kiran Amegadjie
OT Yale
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (HOU)
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Draft Picks Traded
Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (ARI)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
Javon Solomon Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (ARI)
Javon Solomon
OLB-EDGE Troy
Tip Reiman Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (NYG)
Tip Reiman
TE Illinois
Jacob Cowing Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (HOU)
Jacob Cowing
WR Arizona
Nathan Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (NYG)
Nathan Thomas
OT Louisiana
Players Gained
Head Shot
D.J. Humphries
OT
Head Shot
Shane Lemieux
OG
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B+
ValueB+ NeedB TradesA+ FutureB-
Quarterback settled, Maye in the fold, and a B+ for the Patriots.

They finally answered the question that shadows every other one. Drake Maye is the Patriots' quarterback, full stop. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B+.

That is an offensive lineman worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly. The trade ledger is the best part of the whole weekend.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped edge rusher, which is a strange place to end up.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In pick No. 4 they get their guy under center for the next decade. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick27 Rnd1 Cooper DeJean
In Round 1, Pick 27 they get a ballhawk on the outside at a price that makes it sweeter. More want than need.
Pick34 Rnd2 Brian Thomas Jr.
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Brian Thomas Jr. in No. 34. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick71 Rnd3 Devontez Walker
Devontez Walker at the Round 3 slot nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick90 Rnd3 Kiran Amegadjie
Kiran Amegadjie at slot 90 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick103 Rnd4 Patrick Paul
Circle this one: Patrick Paul at the 103rd pick is a fall that decides a draft. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick137 Rnd5 Dylan Laube
The board had cheaper options than Dylan Laube at the 137th overall pick, and it noticed. It patches a soft spot without any drama.