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Draft Selections
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NE)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
Xavier Worthy Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Xavier Worthy
WR Texas
Marshawn Kneeland Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Marshawn Kneeland
DE-EDGE Western Michigan
Josh Newton Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (NE)
Josh Newton
CB TCU
Kitan Oladapo Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (NE)
Kitan Oladapo
S Oregon State
Jared Wiley Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (NE)
Jared Wiley
TE TCU
Austin Reed Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (NE)
Austin Reed
QB Western Kentucky
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Patriots found their guy under center in Maye: B-.

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. A dependable weekend that grades out a B-.

The Reed reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Oladapo. That interior defensive lineman hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In the 3rd pick they get their quarterback of the future. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick34 Rnd2 Troy Fautanu
Troy Fautanu slid further than he should have, and pick No. 34 is lovely value for the offensive lineman. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick68 Rnd3 Xavier Worthy
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Xavier Worthy at the 68th overall pick is the proof. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick103 Rnd4 Marshawn Kneeland
Somehow Marshawn Kneeland was still sitting there in Round 4, Pick 3, and they pounced on premier edge rusher value. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick137 Rnd5 Josh Newton
They let Josh Newton come to them and pounced at No. 137. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick180 Rnd6 Kitan Oladapo
The board fumbled Kitan Oladapo all the way to the Round 6 slot, and they scooped it up. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick193 Rnd6 Jared Wiley
They paid up for Jared Wiley at slot 193 when waiting would have done the job. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick231 Rnd7 Austin Reed
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Austin Reed. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.