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Draft Selections
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NE)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Ja'Lynn Polk Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Ja'Lynn Polk
WR Washington
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Justin Eboigbe Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (NE)
Justin Eboigbe
DL-EDGE Alabama
Tykee Smith Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (NE)
Tykee Smith
S Georgia
Cornelius Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 199 RND: 6 (NE)
Cornelius Johnson
WR Michigan
Sheridan Jones Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (NE)
Sheridan Jones
CB Clemson
Rasheen Ali Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (NE)
Rasheen Ali
RB Marshall
Draft Picks Received
Cornelius Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 199 RND: 6 (NO)
Cornelius Johnson
WR Michigan
Rasheen Ali Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (NO)
Rasheen Ali
RB Marshall
Draft Picks Traded
Steele Chambers Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (NO)
Steele Chambers
LB Ohio State
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Quarterback settled, Maye in the fold, and a B- for the Patriots.

Start where it matters. The Patriots took Drake Maye to run the offense for the next decade, and every other decision this weekend bends around that one.

If Suamataia pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through interior defensive lineman.

The Smith pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Drake Maye
By-the-book stuff, Drake Maye at pick 3 squarely in line with his ranking. The roster fit checks out.
Pick34 Rnd2 Kingsley Suamataia
Kingsley Suamataia at No. 34 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick68 Rnd3 Ja'Lynn Polk
No edge and no loss on Ja'Lynn Polk in Round 3, Pick 4; it is a wash and a sensible one. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick103 Rnd4 Ben Sinnott
They talked themselves into Ben Sinnott at pick No. 103, and the board did not agree. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick137 Rnd5 Justin Eboigbe
The board had cheaper options than Justin Eboigbe at the 137th overall pick, and it noticed. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick180 Rnd6 Tykee Smith
Tykee Smith at the 180th pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick199 Rnd6 Cornelius Johnson
The board had Cornelius Johnson higher than slot 199, and the wide receiver fell to them anyway. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick231 Rnd7 Sheridan Jones
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Sheridan Jones in the Round 7 slot. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick239 Rnd7 Rasheen Ali
Rasheen Ali in Round 7, Pick 19 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.