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  • Rob DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (NE)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Amarius Mims Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Amarius Mims
OT Georgia
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (NE)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (NE)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Javon Bullard Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (NE)
Javon Bullard
S Georgia
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (NE)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Trey Benson Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Trey Benson
RB Florida State
Elijah Jones Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Elijah Jones
CB Boston College
Tyrone Tracy Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (NE)
Tyrone Tracy Jr.
WR Purdue
Sataoa Laumea Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (NE)
Sataoa Laumea
OT Utah
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (NE)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Trey Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (NE)
Trey Taylor
S Air Force
Tyler Owens Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (NE)
Tyler Owens
S Texas Tech
Draft Picks Received
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (ATL)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (ARI)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (LV)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Javon Bullard Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (DAL)
Javon Bullard
S Georgia
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (GB)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Tyrone Tracy Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (LV)
Tyrone Tracy Jr.
WR Purdue
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (LV)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Draft Picks Traded
Marvin Harrison Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (ARI)
Marvin Harrison Jr.
WR Ohio State
Tip Reiman Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (MIN)
Tip Reiman
TE Illinois
Players Gained
Head Shot
Andrew Booth Jr.
CB
Head Shot
Bernhard Raimann
OT
Head Shot
Tre Tucker
WR
Head Shot
Clayton Tune
QB
Players traded away
Head Shot
Cole Strange
OG
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB TradesA+ FutureB-
A franchise passer in Maye headlines a B weekend for the Patriots.

The search is over. The Patriots handed the keys to Drake Maye, and the whole operation now runs on his development. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B.

If Taylor pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about. The dealing alone would carry a lesser class. For all the activity, edge rusher went untouched, which is hard to explain.

Thomas Jr. falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but edge rusher.

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In the Round 1 slot they get the arm they will build around. A real need, handled.
Pick34 Rnd2 Amarius Mims
Amarius Mims is a better player than No. 34 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick35 Rnd2 Brian Thomas Jr.
Brian Thomas Jr. in slot 35 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick44 Rnd2 Kingsley Suamataia
They reached into another round for Kingsley Suamataia, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick56 Rnd2 Javon Bullard
Javon Bullard in Round 2, Pick 24 is fair value, right on his grade. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick58 Rnd2 Cooper Beebe
Cooper Beebe at pick No. 58 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick68 Rnd3 Trey Benson
No edge and no loss on Trey Benson in the 68th overall pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick103 Rnd4 Elijah Jones
Elijah Jones at pick 103 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick112 Rnd4 Tyrone Tracy Jr.
They paid up for Tyrone Tracy Jr. at pick No. 112 when waiting would have done the job. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick137 Rnd5 Sataoa Laumea
They talked themselves into Sataoa Laumea at Round 5, Pick 1, and the board did not agree. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick148 Rnd5 Luke McCaffrey
By-the-book stuff, Luke McCaffrey at slot 148 squarely in line with his ranking. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick193 Rnd6 Trey Taylor
Trey Taylor in the Round 6 slot is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick231 Rnd7 Tyler Owens
They liked Tyler Owens enough to skip the value, taking him in No. 231. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.