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  • NE4EVER DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NE)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Graham Barton Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Graham Barton
OT Duke
Devontez Walker Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Devontez Walker
WR North Carolina
Caelen Carson Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Caelen Carson
CB Wake Forest
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (NE)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
Grayson Murphy Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (NE)
Grayson Murphy
DL-EDGE UCLA
Myles Murphy Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (NE)
Myles Murphy
DL North Carolina
Austin Stogner Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (NE)
Austin Stogner
TE Oklahoma
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Maye is the Patriots' new face under center. Grade: B-.

You can hear the double-takes from here. The Patriots took Austin Stogner at slot 231, roughly 117 spots before his name belonged. Good, not great, and the B- says as much.

Whatever Drake Maye becomes, the front office has tied its fortunes to the answer. The safety spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. Getting Barton where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the safety spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In slot 3 they get the arm they will build around. A real need, handled.
Pick34 Rnd2 Graham Barton
The board had Graham Barton higher than the Round 2 slot, and the offensive lineman fell to them anyway. The roster fit checks out.
Pick68 Rnd3 Devontez Walker
Devontez Walker in No. 68 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick103 Rnd4 Caelen Carson
Caelen Carson in the 103rd overall pick is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick137 Rnd5 Christian Jones
A tidy little value on Christian Jones in Round 5, Pick 1, a step better than break-even. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick180 Rnd6 Grayson Murphy
Nothing to complain about; Grayson Murphy went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick193 Rnd6 Myles Murphy
This one needs a full-page explanation: Myles Murphy in slot 193, miles early. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick231 Rnd7 Austin Stogner
Value said wait; Austin Stogner in pick 231 says they were not listening. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.