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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: 32 RND: 1 (NE)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Blake Fisher Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Blake Fisher
OT Notre Dame
Jermaine Burton Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Jermaine Burton
WR Alabama
Josh Newton Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (NE)
Josh Newton
CB TCU
Mason McCormick Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (NE)
Mason McCormick
OT South Dakota State
Chau Smith-Wade Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (NE)
Chau Smith-Wade
CB Washington State
Tahj Washington Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (NE)
Tahj Washington
WR USC
JD Bertrand Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (NE)
JD Bertrand
LB Notre Dame
Draft Picks Received
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 32 RND: 1 (KC)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Josh Newton Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (KC)
Josh Newton
CB TCU
Chau Smith-Wade Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (SF)
Chau Smith-Wade
CB Washington State
Tahj Washington Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (SF)
Tahj Washington
WR USC
Draft Picks Traded
Nate Wiggins Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (KC)
Nate Wiggins
CB Clemson
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (KC)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (SF)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (MIA)
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Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureC+
Maye is the Patriots' new face under center. Grade: B-.

The one hole that towered over the rest is filled. The Patriots spent their marquee pick on Drake Maye, and for the first time in a while there is a real answer at quarterback.

That is a cornerback worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly. Leaving edge rusher unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

Legette has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced. The roster is better shaped than it was, with wide receiver chief among the fixes.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Drake Maye
Drake Maye at the 3rd pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It fills a real need, too.
Pick32 Rnd1 Xavier Legette
In Round 1, Pick 32 they get a No. 1 receiver, a steep price for the projection. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick68 Rnd3 Blake Fisher
They took Blake Fisher at par in the 68th overall pick, which is nothing to complain about. The roster fit checks out.
Pick103 Rnd4 Jermaine Burton
A top-tier wide receiver at a bargain, Jermaine Burton in slot 103, plain and simple. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick173 Rnd5 Josh Newton
They will replay Josh Newton at the Round 5 slot for years; that is how good the value is. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick180 Rnd6 Mason McCormick
A offensive lineman of that caliber at pick No. 180 is the definition of value, full stop. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick211 Rnd6 Chau Smith-Wade
Somehow Chau Smith-Wade was still sitting there in pick 211, and they pounced on premier cornerback value. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
Pick215 Rnd6 Tahj Washington
Tahj Washington in No. 215 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick231 Rnd7 JD Bertrand
Quietly one of the better values of the day, JD Bertrand at Round 7, Pick 11. It adds depth where they could use a little.