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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
Jordan Morgan Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Jordan Morgan
OT Arizona
Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
Malachi Corley Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (NE)
Malachi Corley
WR Western Kentucky
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Maason Smith
DT-EDGE LSU
Cole Bishop Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (NE)
Cole Bishop
S Utah
Roger Rosengarten Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (NE)
Roger Rosengarten
OT Washington
Jha'Quan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (NE)
Jha'Quan Jackson
WR Tulane
Blake Watson Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (NE)
Blake Watson
RB Memphis
Draft Picks Received
Malachi Corley Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CIN)
Malachi Corley
WR Western Kentucky
Roger Rosengarten Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (CIN)
Roger Rosengarten
OT Washington
Draft Picks Traded
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (CIN)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
Players traded away
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DeVante Parker
WR
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JuJu Smith-Schuster
WR
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall C-
ValueB NeedB TradesF FutureB-
The Patriots answered their biggest question with Maye. Grade: C-.

The one hole that towered over the rest is filled. The Patriots spent their marquee pick on Drake Maye, and for the first time in a while there is a real answer at quarterback. Some smart calls, some head-scratchers, and a C- in the wash.

They lost the exchange badly enough to drag the whole class down. With interior defensive lineman and tight end unsolved, spending premium capital on DT-EDGE is the choice that costs them.

A whole weekend of picks and interior defensive lineman is somehow still a want. However the rest shakes out, Smith at that price is a win they earned.

In the end, a coin-flip class: fine today, with a wide range of outcomes ahead.

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In slot 3 they get a franchise quarterback. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick34 Rnd2 Jordan Morgan
Jordan Morgan at Round 2, Pick 2 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick68 Rnd3 Chris Braswell
They let Chris Braswell come to them and pounced at pick No. 68. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick80 Rnd3 Malachi Corley
They took Malachi Corley at par in the 80th overall pick, which is nothing to complain about. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick103 Rnd4 Maason Smith
Hard to square with the roster. With positions of obvious need still on the board, Maason Smith adds a DT-EDGE and leaves interior defensive lineman and tight end untouched.
Pick139 Rnd5 Cole Bishop
A slide stopped in No. 139, with Cole Bishop worth more than the price. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick173 Rnd5 Roger Rosengarten
No drama and no debate, Roger Rosengarten went about where he belonged in the 173rd pick. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick224 Rnd7 Jha'Quan Jackson
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Jha'Quan Jackson at the Round 7 slot is the proof. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick232 Rnd7 Blake Watson
Blake Watson at pick 232 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.