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    Patriots
Draft Selections
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (NE)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Amarius Mims Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Amarius Mims
OT Georgia
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
Jaylen Wright Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Jaylen Wright
RB Tennessee
Mason McCormick Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (NE)
Mason McCormick
OT South Dakota State
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (NE)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Ryan Flournoy Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (NE)
Ryan Flournoy
WR Southeast Missouri State
Kimani Vidal Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (NE)
Kimani Vidal
RB Troy
Draft Picks Received
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (TEN)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Draft Picks Traded
Marvin Harrison Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (TEN)
Marvin Harrison Jr.
WR Ohio State
Players Gained
Head Shot
Peter Skoronski
OT
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureB-
The Patriots drew a line under the quarterback search with Maye: B+.

The Patriots spent the pick that matters most on Drake Maye, and a roster that has been waiting on a passer can start to take shape. They moved the roster forward and banked a B+ for it.

If one pick saves this weekend, it is Mitchell. The trade ledger is the best part of the whole weekend.

A whole weekend of picks and edge rusher is somehow still a want. Every board in the league had Vidal lower, and that gap is the story.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick7 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In slot 7 they get a long-term answer under center. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick34 Rnd2 Amarius Mims
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Amarius Mims at pick No. 34 is the proof. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick68 Rnd3 Adonai Mitchell
Adonai Mitchell in the 68th pick is a gift, value that borders on unfair. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick103 Rnd4 Jaylen Wright
They barely believed it either: Jaylen Wright still on the board at No. 103. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick137 Rnd5 Mason McCormick
They liked Mason McCormick enough to skip the value, taking him in the Round 5 slot. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick180 Rnd6 Luke McCaffrey
A top-tier wide receiver at a bargain, Luke McCaffrey in the 180th overall pick, plain and simple. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick193 Rnd6 Ryan Flournoy
They jumped the gun on Ryan Flournoy, taking him earlier than his grade liked. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick231 Rnd7 Kimani Vidal
Value said wait; Kimani Vidal in Round 7, Pick 11 says they were not listening. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.