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Draft Selections
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (NE)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (NE)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Byron Murphy II Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Byron Murphy II
DL Texas
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Malik Washington Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (NE)
Malik Washington
WR Virginia
Tyrone Tracy Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Tyrone Tracy Jr.
WR Purdue
Sataoa Laumea Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (NE)
Sataoa Laumea
OT Utah
Tip Reiman Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (NE)
Tip Reiman
TE Illinois
Kimani Vidal Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (NE)
Kimani Vidal
RB Troy
Trey Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (NE)
Trey Taylor
S Air Force
Marcellas Dial Head Shot
PICK: 253 RND: 7 (NE)
Marcellas Dial
CB South Carolina
Draft Picks Received
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (ARI)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (ARI)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Malik Washington Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (ARI)
Malik Washington
WR Virginia
Tip Reiman Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (LAC)
Tip Reiman
TE Illinois
Marcellas Dial Head Shot
PICK: 253 RND: 7 (LAC)
Marcellas Dial
CB South Carolina
Draft Picks Traded
Marvin Harrison Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (ARI)
Marvin Harrison Jr.
WR Ohio State
Kamal Hadden Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (LAC)
Kamal Hadden
CB Tennessee
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB TradesA FutureB-
The Patriots left with their quarterback, and a B to match.

After circling the position for what felt like forever, the Patriots committed. Drake Maye is the quarterback now, and the roster gets built to his timeline.

Every board in the league had Dial lower, and that gap is the story. For all the activity, edge rusher went untouched, which is hard to explain.

Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Murphy II.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In pick 4 they get the face of the franchise. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick27 Rnd1 Jackson Powers-Johnson
In the 27th pick they get a plug-and-play piece up front at fair value. A real need, handled.
Pick34 Rnd2 Byron Murphy II
They let Byron Murphy II come to them and pounced at slot 34. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick68 Rnd3 Kingsley Suamataia
A straight-up fair deal on Kingsley Suamataia at the 68th overall pick, value and slot in agreement. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick90 Rnd3 Malik Washington
A slide stopped in the Round 3 slot, with Malik Washington worth more than the price. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick103 Rnd4 Tyrone Tracy Jr.
Tyrone Tracy Jr. in Round 4, Pick 3 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick137 Rnd5 Sataoa Laumea
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Sataoa Laumea well ahead of where he belonged. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick181 Rnd6 Tip Reiman
Value with a capital V on Tip Reiman in pick No. 181, a genuine coup. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick193 Rnd6 Kimani Vidal
They paid a round early for Kimani Vidal in the 193rd overall pick, more than the board wanted. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick231 Rnd7 Trey Taylor
Trey Taylor at the Round 7 slot is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick253 Rnd7 Marcellas Dial
They reached into another round for Marcellas Dial, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.